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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In spite of losing his identity, what does the narrator retain?
(a) his naive outlook on life
(b) a desire for revenge
(c) an urgency to find a job
(d) the memory of Mr. Norton

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

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

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

5. What kind of speeches has the narrator given from the stage in the chapel?
(a) Speeches that flattered the whites.
(b) Genuine speeches that expressed how he felt.
(c) Speeches that expressed his frustration in cultural symbolism.
(d) Phony speeches with notes supplied by white men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator want to do in Chapter 12?

2. What does the moon symbolize?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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