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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of speeches has the narrator given from the stage in the chapel?
(a) Genuine speeches that expressed how he felt.
(b) Phony speeches with notes supplied by white men.
(c) Speeches that expressed his frustration in cultural symbolism.
(d) Speeches that flattered the whites.

3. According to Reverend Barbee, why does Dr. Bledsoe enjoy a position of apparent power?
(a) The Founder, with his dying breath, asked Bledsoe to continue in his leadership
(b) The Founder and Bledsoe were related.
(c) Dr. Bledsoe had performed favors for the Founder.
(d) The Founder told Reverend Barbee that Bledsoe deserved the position.

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

5. What does the narrator feel was his primary fault 20 years earlier?
(a) He was cowardly.
(b) He was too bold.
(c) He was easily confused.
(d) He was naive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What revelation does the "Tom Show" provide for Ellison?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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