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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator discuss with the woman in his dream?
(a) freedom
(b) responsibility
(c) racism
(d) fear

2. What would the narrator like to add to his "hole"?
(a) a TV set
(b) a phonograph player
(c) four more radio-phonographs
(d) a kitchen

3. The image of the slave owners bidding for a naked girl is
(a) something the narrator recalls from his childhood
(b) a picture the narrator had seen in a book
(c) a vison induced by marijuana
(d) something that happened to the narrator's father

4. According to Ellison, which of the following is true during times of war?
(a) African American soldiers are valued less than white soldiers.
(b) African American soldiers have greater stature than white soldiers
(c) African American soldiers and white soldiers are equal.
(d) African American soldiers are considered heros by other nationalities

5. What group of society is represented by the white men at the Battle Royal?
(a) Leaders (governors, politicians)
(b) Lower class (poor white men)
(c) Educators (professors, scientists)
(d) Middle upper class (supervisors, lawyers, bankers, etc)

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Trueblood's explanation of the rape of his daughter?

2. What does Mr. Norton give to Trueblood?

3. Which of the following represents the narrator's philosophy?

4. The main conflict of Ellison's original story revolves around

5. When was the introduction of the novel written?

(see the answer key)

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