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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon the narrator's return to Harlem, he learns which of the following individuals has disappeared from the Brotherhood?
(a) Brother Westrum
(b) Brother Clifton
(c) Brother Hambro
(d) Brother Jack

2. What is the real purpose of the Reverend's speech?
(a) To create a sense of awe in relation to Dr. Bledsoe
(b) To help the students appreciate the Founder's real sacrifice
(c) To indoctrinate the students regarding the religion of the college.
(d) To help the students understand how important the college is to the black community.

3. The narrator's need to give speeches is an example of what literary device?
(a) irony
(b) audio imagery
(c) suspense
(d) foreshadowing

4. Why does the narrator go to the white woman's apartment in Chapter 19?
(a) to meet her husband
(b) to discuss ideologies
(c) to seduce her
(d) because she has seduced him

5. Why does the narrator dump slush on a man's head?
(a) He thinks the man is Bledsoe.
(b) The man insulted him.
(c) The man greeted him with hostility.
(d) The man was preaching nonsense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Reverend Barbee trip over Dr. Bledsoe?

2. What kind of speeches has the narrator given from the stage in the chapel?

3. According to Reverend Barbee, why does Dr. Bledsoe enjoy a position of apparent power?

4. What does the narrator discover when he gets to the woman's apartment?

5. What makes the narrator think that his night with the white woman was a trap?

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