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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator notice about the whites in the city?
(a) They appear to be making fun of him.
(b) They are very nice to him.
(c) The hardly seem to notice him.
(d) They are rude to him.

2. What does Trueblood's story suggest about the white men at the jail house?
(a) They secretly enjoyed hearing his story.
(b) They were angry and kept him in town as an example of how not to behave.
(c) They were horrified by his story and tried to get him to move.
(d) They didn't believe his story.

3. What is ironic about the narrator's dance with Emma?
(a) He had at first refused the offer to dance with her.
(b) The veteran doctor had predicted that the narrator would dance with a white woman.
(c) She is the first white woman he ever danced with.
(d) He is the only black man she dances with at the party.

4. Where does the narrator find himself in chapter 11?
(a) the factory hospital
(b) a prison
(c) a hospital
(d) a mental ward

5. What had Mr. Trueblood done prior to his disgrace?
(a) He was a guest lecturer
(b) He was an employee of the college.
(c) He was a special singer at the college.
(d) He had been involved in tutoring the black students.

Short Answer Questions

1. After whom does the narrator say he wants to pattern himself?

2. What does the narrator fear is the reason for his inability to get an appointment with the trustees?

3. Why is the narrator unable to see Mr. Bates?

4. For whom does the Brotherhood claim to work?

5. Why is the narrator initially concerned about finding work as soon as possible?

(see the answer key)

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