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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ellison, which of the following is important for perseverance?
(a) laughter
(b) determination
(c) tolerance
(d) courage

2. How did the narrator get invited to participate in the Battle Royal?
(a) He happened to be at the hotel to give a speech to white men.
(b) The people who arranged the speech planned to include him.
(c) He thought it was part of the award.
(d) He volunteered because it looked interesting.

3. What was the topic of the narrator's graduation day speech?
(a) Equality
(b) Humilty
(c) Courage
(d) Racial pride

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator recall having been given instead of a cigarette?

2. Why does the vet want the narrator to hear his story?

3. Bledsoe tells the narrator that he should not worry about

4. Why does the narrator have difficulty getting along on his first two jobs?

5. What does Trueblood's story suggest about the white men at the jail house?

(see the answer key)

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