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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the topic of the narrator's graduation day speech?
(a) Courage
(b) Equality
(c) Racial pride
(d) Humilty

2. Of what does the vet accuse Mr. Norton?
(a) Of failing to accomplish his mission for the college
(b) Of treating the blacks like impersonal conquests
(c) Of treating the blacks unfairly
(d) Of practicing racial prejudice

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

4. How did the narrator get invited to participate in the Battle Royal?
(a) He happened to be at the hotel to give a speech to white men.
(b) The people who arranged the speech planned to include him.
(c) He volunteered because it looked interesting.
(d) He thought it was part of the award.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator afraid of losing?

2. What does Mr. Norton give to Trueblood?

3. What unexpected sight does the narrator see in New York?

4. Why does the narrator feel disillusioned when looking at the picture of the Founder?

5. When was the introduction of the novel written?

(see the answer key)

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