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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator afraid of losing?
(a) The respect Mr. Bledsoe has for him.
(b) His job.
(c) His scholarship
(d) His identity

2. The dark tunnel is symbolic of the narrator's
(a) invisible nature in relation to white people
(b) lack of knowledge about himself
(c) unwillingness to face the truth
(d) lack of understanding about culture and society as a whole

3. What is ironic about Trueblood's situation?
(a) He receives charity from the whites.
(b) The college wants him to stay around.
(c) Other men have done the same thing.
(d) The college wants him to leave.

4. Bledsoe tells the narrator that he should not worry about
(a) pride and dignity
(b) acting like a fool
(c) being punished
(d) being kicked out of school

5. How does the narrator's grandfather regard his own meekness?
(a) He is proud of his choices.
(b) He considers himself a victim
(c) He considers himself a coward.
(d) He considers himself a traitor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Although the narrator may not realize it, he is searching for

3. How does the narrator get past the drunken vet in the road?

4. According to Ellison, which of the following is true during times of war?

5. What does the cord in chapter 11 symbolize?

(see the answer key)

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