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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What truth does the vet tell to the narrator that the narrator does not yet understand?
(a) That he should not be afraid of white men
(b) That he is invisible
(c) That he is doomed to failure
(d) That the white men are trying to destroy him

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

3. What revelation does the "Tom Show" provide for Ellison?
(a) It shows him that history is a part of the present
(b) It convinces him that history cannot be changed.
(c) It reveals the futility of fighting agains the majority.
(d) It convinces him that history will be repeated

4. According to Ellison, for what have African Americans historically had to fight?
(a) The right to fight
(b) The right for education
(c) The right for fair employment
(d) Their freedoms

5. What does the moon symbolize?
(a) An eye that sees only what it chooses.
(b) Intellectual vision that is defective
(c) The eye of God
(d) The vision of those in power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Bledsoe compose his face into a bland mask?

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

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

4. What does the narrator credit for his "call to action"?

5. What does the narrator recall having been given instead of a cigarette?

(see the answer key)

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