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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ellison's original story was written about which of the following?
(a) A slave
(b) A sharecropper
(c) An African American author
(d) An African American pilot

2. What does Westrum use as evidence that the narrator is only trying to promote himself?
(a) The narrator's refusal to conduct business the way Westrum wanted it.
(b) The article in a magazine that resulted from a personal interview with the narrator
(c) The repeated meetings with Hambro
(d) The chain on the narrator's desk

3. What does the narrator purchase in Chapter 13 that reminds him of home?
(a) a yam
(b) pork sausage and grits
(c) a newspaper
(d) a picture

4. What does Dupre want to do prior to starting the fire?
(a) have the fire department standing by
(b) Make sure the building is evacuated
(c) contact the newspapers
(d) give people a chance to get their belongings

5. What does the narrator see as he is watching people leave the chapel?
(a) Dr. Bledsoe's cadillac
(b) Mr. Trueblood's car
(c) Mr. Norton's car
(d) The veteran doctor

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Rinehart?

3. What makes the narrator think that his night with the white woman was a trap?

4. What object does Mary own that the narrator finds offensive?

5. Ellison himself was a member of which branch of the military?

(see the answer key)

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