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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What two groups of people must pay the price for being irresponsible?
(a) lazy people and cowards
(b) sleepwalkers and dreamers
(c) idealists and cowards
(d) dreamer and cowards

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

4. What is ironic about Trueblood's situation?
(a) The college wants him to stay around.
(b) Other men have done the same thing.
(c) He receives charity from the whites.
(d) The college wants him to leave.

5. What does the narrator credit for his "call to action"?
(a) the girl in his dream
(b) marijuana
(c) music
(d) his vision

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator excuse his lack of responsibility?

2. What had Mr. Trueblood done prior to his disgrace?

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

4. What does Trueblood's story suggest about the white men at the jail house?

5. What would the narrator like to add to his "hole"?

(see the answer key)

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