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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the boys react to the naked girl?
(a) They are fascinated.
(b) They are embarrassed.
(c) They become angry.
(d) They are amused

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

3. What is most unusual about the narrator's residence?
(a) It is in a basement
(b) It is free
(c) It is filled with over 1300 light bulbs
(d) It is a white apartment house

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Reverend Barbee, why does Dr. Bledsoe enjoy a position of apparent power?

2. Why does the vet want the narrator to hear his story?

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

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

5. Ellison's primary struggle in writing the book was

(see the answer key)

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