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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the students as they enter the chapel?
(a) They enter with dread and hesitation.
(b) They enter with the love a captured people has for their conquerors.
(c) They enter the chapel with resentment and fear.
(d) They enter the chapel joyfully.

2. What is the narrator afraid of losing?
(a) His scholarship
(b) The respect Mr. Bledsoe has for him.
(c) His identity
(d) His job.

3. How does the vet react when Mr. Norton tries to explain his interest in the college?
(a) The vet accuses Mr. Norton of ulterior motives.
(b) The vet accuses Mr. Norton of deception.
(c) The vet praises Mr. Norton.
(d) The vet mocks Mr. Norton.

4. The veteran doctor claims to have been beaten for what?
(a) returning to the states
(b) failing to fulfil his duty
(c) saving a life
(d) getting drunk

5. Why does the vet want the narrator to hear his story?
(a) So the narrator will persuade Mr. Norton to give a donation
(b) So the narrator will take up the cause of the vets
(c) So the narrator will not become another casualty
(d) So the narrator will return to the Golden Day

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator's grandfather regard his own meekness?

3. What does the narrator discuss with the woman in his dream?

4. According to Ellison, which of the following is important for perseverance?

5. The concept of the character as invisible is symbolic of which of the following conditions?

(see the answer key)

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