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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the woman says the narrator's voice is "primitive," she actually intends the statement as
(a) a gesture of seduction
(b) a word of advice
(c) an insult
(d) a compliment

3. How does the narrator describe the students as they enter the chapel?
(a) They enter the chapel with resentment and fear.
(b) They enter with dread and hesitation.
(c) They enter with the love a captured people has for their conquerors.
(d) They enter the chapel joyfully.

4. What does the narrator want to do in Chapter 12?
(a) make speeches
(b) marry Mary Rambo
(c) get a new job
(d) spend time alone

5. According to Reverend Barbee, why does Dr. Bledsoe enjoy a position of apparent power?
(a) Dr. Bledsoe had performed favors for the Founder.
(b) The Founder, with his dying breath, asked Bledsoe to continue in his leadership
(c) The Founder and Bledsoe were related.
(d) The Founder told Reverend Barbee that Bledsoe deserved the position.

Short Answer Questions

1. In spite of losing his identity, what does the narrator retain?

2. What is the real purpose of the Reverend's speech?

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

4. What does the moon symbolize?

5. Why does the narrator go to the white woman's apartment in Chapter 19?

(see the answer key)

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