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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The concept of the character as invisible is symbolic of which of the following conditions?
(a) The character has deliberately denied his true place in society.
(b) There are so many people like the hero that no one notices them.
(c) Whites are morally blind to the checks and balances imposed on the African Americans.
(d) The character does not understand the truth of his situation.

3. When was the introduction of the novel written?
(a) Before the text of the story
(b) Sporadically during the writing of the story
(c) 30 years after the text itself
(d) Immediately after finishing the story.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the boys react to the naked girl?

2. Ellison himself was a member of which branch of the military?

3. What group of society is represented by the white men at the Battle Royal?

4. What was the topic of the narrator's graduation day speech?

5. Where was the novel written?

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