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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of speeches has the narrator given from the stage in the chapel?
(a) Speeches that expressed his frustration in cultural symbolism.
(b) Genuine speeches that expressed how he felt.
(c) Phony speeches with notes supplied by white men.
(d) Speeches that flattered the whites.

2. What is the real purpose of the Reverend's speech?
(a) To create a sense of awe in relation to Dr. Bledsoe
(b) To indoctrinate the students regarding the religion of the college.
(c) To help the students appreciate the Founder's real sacrifice
(d) To help the students understand how important the college is to the black community.

3. What does the narrator fear is the reason for his inability to get an appointment with the trustees?
(a) He thinks no one is seeing the letters he submitted.
(b) He fears there may not be any jobs after all.
(c) He thinks the secretaries are not telling him the truth.
(d) He fears a conspiracy.

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

5. What does the man in Emerson's office imply after reading the letter given him by the narrator?
(a) That the narrator is in fact someone else.
(b) That that narrator has already seen Mr. Emerson.
(c) That Mr. Emerson is the wrong person to help the narrator.
(d) That the narrator wrote the letters himself

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator initially concerned about finding work as soon as possible?

2. What was the topic of the narrator's graduation day speech?

3. Which of the following two concepts, in combination, does Ellison see as a "raft of hope."

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

5. The concept of the character as invisible is symbolic of which of the following conditions?

(see the answer key)

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