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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 Mr. Norton give to Trueblood?
(a) A hundred dollar bill
(b) A lecture on morality
(c) Nothing
(d) A bottle of whiskey

2. What makes the narrator homesick when he first gets to New York?
(a) the sight of other black people
(b) a message from Mr. Norton
(c) a Gideon Bible
(d) the letters he carries

3. For whom does the Brotherhood claim to work?
(a) Black people
(b) Those of their own party
(c) all people
(d) White people

4. Why is the narrator unable to see Mr. Bates?
(a) The secretary will not admit him.
(b) There are no jobs in Mr. Bates' department
(c) Mr. Bates is too busy to be seen.
(d) Mr. Bates is not in.

5. Where does the road in the college town ultimately lead?
(a) To a mental institution
(b) To a chapel
(c) To a statue
(d) To the college

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the students as they enter the chapel?

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

3. What procedure is performed on the narrator?

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

5. What is ironic about Trueblood's situation?

(see the answer key)

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