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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 mocks Mr. Norton.
(c) The vet accuses Mr. Norton of deception.
(d) The vet praises Mr. Norton.

2. The dark tunnel is symbolic of the narrator's
(a) lack of knowledge about himself
(b) lack of understanding about culture and society as a whole
(c) invisible nature in relation to white people
(d) unwillingness to face the truth

3. What does the narrator recall having been given instead of a cigarette?
(a) a beating
(b) marijuana
(c) liquor
(d) a cigar

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

5. Which of the following represents the narrator's philosophy?
(a) The light reveals all things
(b) Truth is destined to come forth
(c) The truth is the light and the light is the truth
(d) The light reveals the truth

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the vet going?

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

3. What do some of the black men carry?

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

5. Where does Bledsoe tell the narrator to go?

(see the answer key)

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