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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man in Emerson's office imply after reading the letter given him by the narrator?
(a) That the narrator wrote the letters himself
(b) That the narrator is in fact someone else.
(c) That Mr. Emerson is the wrong person to help the narrator.
(d) That that narrator has already seen Mr. Emerson.

2. What vision comes to the narrator's mind when he sees the elderly couple being evicted?
(a) the Battle Royal
(b) His mother hanging out the wash
(c) His grandfather on his death bed
(d) Mr. Trueblood's two pregnant women

3. The narrator's pondering of his upcoming punishment is an example of what literary device?
(a) suspense
(b) symbolism
(c) allusion
(d) foreshadowing

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

5. In spite of losing his identity, what does the narrator retain?
(a) a desire for revenge
(b) the memory of Mr. Norton
(c) an urgency to find a job
(d) his naive outlook on life

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time of day does Brother Jack meet the narrator in the beginning of Chapter 17

3. How does Mr. Norton explain the day's events?

4. The narrator's need to give speeches is an example of what literary device?

5. What does the narrator purchase in Chapter 13 that reminds him of home?

(see the answer key)

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