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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the narrator homesick when he first gets to New York?
(a) a message from Mr. Norton
(b) the letters he carries
(c) the sight of other black people
(d) a Gideon Bible

2. Bledsoe tells the narrator that he should not worry about
(a) acting like a fool
(b) being punished
(c) being kicked out of school
(d) pride and dignity

3. The narrator considers himself an invisible man because ____________________.
(a) people don't understand him
(b) people can't see him
(c) people subconsciously ignore him
(d) people refuse to see him with their inner eyes

4. According to the vet, what does a white woman symbolize?
(a) sexuality
(b) possessions
(c) love
(d) freedom

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator feel was his primary fault 20 years earlier?

2. What does Mr. Norton give to Trueblood?

3. What does the narrator see as he is watching people leave the chapel?

4. What does the narrator fear is the reason for his inability to get an appointment with the trustees?

5. What two groups of people must pay the price for being irresponsible?

(see the answer key)

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