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

2. According to Reverend Barbee, why does Dr. Bledsoe enjoy a position of apparent power?
(a) The Founder and Bledsoe were related.
(b) Dr. Bledsoe had performed favors for the Founder.
(c) The Founder, with his dying breath, asked Bledsoe to continue in his leadership
(d) The Founder told Reverend Barbee that Bledsoe deserved the position.

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

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

5. What does the narrator fear is the reason for his inability to get an appointment with the trustees?
(a) He thinks the secretaries are not telling him the truth.
(b) He fears there may not be any jobs after all.
(c) He thinks no one is seeing the letters he submitted.
(d) He fears a conspiracy.