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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator tell Mr. Emerson that he wants to do with his future?
(a) get a high paying position in the city
(b) remain quietly in New York
(c) become a teacher
(d) become Mr. Bledsoe's assistant

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

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

4. 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 the narrator wrote the letters himself
(c) That Mr. Emerson is the wrong person to help the narrator.
(d) That that narrator has already seen Mr. Emerson.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What group of society is represented by the white men at the Battle Royal?

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

4. Which of the following represents the narrator's philosophy?

5. Why is the narrator unable to see Mr. Bates?

(see the answer key)

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