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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 narrator excuse his lack of responsibility?
(a) Responsibility cannot happen without recognition
(b) The downtrodden should not be expected to assume responsibility
(c) Because he is invisible, he doesn't know what responsibility to take
(d) No one has ever given him responsibility

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

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

4. What unexpected sight does the narrator see in New York?
(a) half-naked white women
(b) people from many nationalities
(c) many black people
(d) many policemen

5. Where is the vet going?
(a) Washington DC
(b) New York
(c) Canada
(d) an undisclosed location

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the narrator like to add to his "hole"?

2. What is the real purpose of the Reverend's speech?

3. What is most unusual about the narrator's residence?

4. How does Mr. Norton explain the day's events?

5. According to Ellison, for what have African Americans historically had to fight?

(see the answer key)

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