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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 9, the narrator walks a short distance with another man. What is the man doing besides singing?
(a) carrying a suitcase
(b) leading a dog
(c) Carrying blueprints
(d) eating

2. In addition to his memories, what else has the narrator lost?
(a) his fear
(b) his cash
(c) his motivation
(d) his strength

3. Where does Bledsoe tell the narrator to go?
(a) back to the Golden Day for the name of the doctor
(b) back to the dormatory
(c) New York
(d) to Mr. Norton

4. What is ironic about the narrator's dance with Emma?
(a) The veteran doctor had predicted that the narrator would dance with a white woman.
(b) He is the only black man she dances with at the party.
(c) He had at first refused the offer to dance with her.
(d) She is the first white woman he ever danced with.

5. What is the symbolic association of the arena in Chapter 16?
(a) people of both colors gather there
(b) a famous boxer lost his sight
(c) a famous black speaker was killed there
(d) a crooked politician had been exposed

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What unexpected sight does the narrator see in New York?

3. What does the figurine symbolize?

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

5. According to Mr. Brockway, what happened when the company tried to replace him?

(see the answer key)

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