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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the narrator think that his night with the white woman was a trap?
(a) The woman does not want him to return
(b) Other women seem to want to
(c) The Brotherhood is mysteriously silent regarding his activities
(d) He dimly remembers the appearance of another man

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

3. What does the narrator lack in Chapter 12?
(a) his interest in returning to college
(b) motivation to keep going
(c) A sense of direction
(d) money to live on

4. Why does Mary Rambo want to take the narrator home?
(a) She needs the company
(b) To take care of him
(c) She is in love with him
(d) To take advantage of him

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the moon symbolize?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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