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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the students as they enter the chapel?
(a) They enter with the love a captured people has for their conquerors.
(b) They enter with dread and hesitation.
(c) They enter the chapel joyfully.
(d) They enter the chapel with resentment and fear.

2. What does the narrator credit for his "call to action"?
(a) the girl in his dream
(b) music
(c) his vision
(d) marijuana

3. What fault does Emma find with the narrator?
(a) He has no money to contribute
(b) He isn't black enough.
(c) He probably won't fit in with the group
(d) He is too indecisive

4. What do some of the black men carry?
(a) brief cases
(b) radios
(c) shackles
(d) pouches strapped to their wrists

5. Why does the narrator run after making his speech on behalf of the elderly couple?
(a) A white girl tells him to run, and he obeys even though he isn't exactly sure why.
(b) He thinks the crowd is after him.
(c) He doesn't want to be confronted for making a speech.
(d) He sees the police coming and thinks they are after him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group of society is represented by the white men at the Battle Royal?

2. With what animal does the narrator compare Brother Jack?

3. What is the symbolic association of the arena in Chapter 16?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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