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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The veteran doctor claims to have been beaten for what?
(a) returning to the states
(b) failing to fulfil his duty
(c) saving a life
(d) getting drunk

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

3. 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) He thought it was part of the award.
(c) The people who arranged the speech planned to include him.
(d) He volunteered because it looked interesting.

4. How is the paint symbolic?
(a) It symbolizes work and success
(b) It symbolizes society's ability to cover evils
(c) It is white, reminding the narrator of the slogan, Keep America Pure with Liberty Paints.
(d) It symbolizes purity and correctness

5. With what animal does the narrator compare Brother Jack?
(a) a toy bull terrior
(b) a snake
(c) a wolf
(d) a bull dog

Short Answer Questions

1. What is ironic about Trueblood's situation?

2. Where does the narrator find himself in chapter 11?

3. What revelation does the "Tom Show" provide for Ellison?

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

5. Ellison's original story was written about which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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