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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the vet react when Mr. Norton tries to explain his interest in the college?
(a) The vet accuses Mr. Norton of deception.
(b) The vet mocks Mr. Norton.
(c) The vet praises Mr. Norton.
(d) The vet accuses Mr. Norton of ulterior motives.

2. What does Mr. Norton give to Trueblood?
(a) A bottle of whiskey
(b) A hundred dollar bill
(c) A lecture on morality
(d) Nothing

3. What does the moon symbolize?
(a) Intellectual vision that is defective
(b) The vision of those in power.
(c) The eye of God
(d) An eye that sees only what it chooses.

4. The concept of the character as invisible is symbolic of which of the following conditions?
(a) There are so many people like the hero that no one notices them.
(b) The character has deliberately denied his true place in society.
(c) The character does not understand the truth of his situation.
(d) Whites are morally blind to the checks and balances imposed on the African Americans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator discuss with the woman in his dream?

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

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

4. What is Trueblood's explanation of the rape of his daughter?

5. What is the narrator's explanation for taking Mr. Norton to the Golden Day?

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