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

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 doomed to failure
(c) That he is invisible
(d) That the white men are trying to destroy him

2. Which of the following two concepts, in combination, does Ellison see as a "raft of hope."
(a) art and democracy
(b) equality and art
(c) compassion and equality
(d) democracy and truth

3. Dr. Bledsoe is preoccupied with what?
(a) getting even
(b) preventing Mr. Norton from expelling the narrator
(c) power
(d) keeping his position

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

5. What does the narrator notice about the whites in the city?
(a) They are very nice to him.
(b) The hardly seem to notice him.
(c) They appear to be making fun of him.
(d) They are rude to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the narrator's invisibility related to his residence?

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

3. Where does the road in the college town ultimately lead?

4. What is ironic about Trueblood's situation?

5. The veteran doctor claims to have been beaten for what?

(see the answer key)

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