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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 bottle of whiskey
(c) A lecture on morality
(d) Nothing

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

3. Why does the narrator not tell the doctors his name after the procedure?
(a) He is trying to protect himself
(b) He doesn't realize that he hasn't said anything
(c) He is too tired
(d) He can't remember it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to his memories, what else has the narrator lost?

2. What do some of the black men carry?

3. Why does the Reverend Barbee trip over Dr. Bledsoe?

4. In Chapter 14, why is Mary cooking cabbage?

5. What fault does Emma find with the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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