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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the moon symbolize?
(a) An eye that sees only what it chooses.
(b) Intellectual vision that is defective
(c) The vision of those in power.
(d) The eye of God

2. What does the narrator tell Mr. Emerson that he wants to do with his future?
(a) remain quietly in New York
(b) become Mr. Bledsoe's assistant
(c) get a high paying position in the city
(d) become a teacher

3. Why does the narrator feel disillusioned when looking at the picture of the Founder?
(a) He realizes that Mr. Norton is the one with the power.
(b) He realizes that Bledsoe is going to abuse his power.
(c) He understands that Mr. Norton is going to expel him.
(d) He realizes that he really has no hope of obtaining any power.

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

5. What makes the narrator homesick when he first gets to New York?
(a) the sight of other black people
(b) a message from Mr. Norton
(c) the letters he carries
(d) a Gideon Bible

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

7. Which of the following represents the narrator's philosophy?
(a) The light reveals all things
(b) The truth is the light and the light is the truth
(c) Truth is destined to come forth
(d) The light reveals the truth

8. What does Dr. Bledsoe call the narrator?
(a) an educated fool
(b) a liar
(c) a slave
(d) a traitor

9. Bledsoe tells the narrator that he should not worry about
(a) being punished
(b) pride and dignity
(c) being kicked out of school
(d) acting like a fool

10. Why does the vet want the narrator to hear his story?
(a) So the narrator will take up the cause of the vets
(b) So the narrator will persuade Mr. Norton to give a donation
(c) So the narrator will return to the Golden Day
(d) So the narrator will not become another casualty

11. How does the narrator regard Mr. Bledsoe?
(a) As a protector
(b) As an enemy
(c) As an unpredictable element
(d) As a role model.

12. Where was the novel written?
(a) New York
(b) Vermont
(c) Harlem
(d) Georgia

13. How do the boys react to the naked girl?
(a) They are amused
(b) They are embarrassed.
(c) They are fascinated.
(d) They become angry.

14. What does the narrator notice about the whites in the city?
(a) They are very nice to him.
(b) They are rude to him.
(c) The hardly seem to notice him.
(d) They appear to be making fun of him.

15. What bit of advice from the young Mr. Emerson does the narrator actually heed?
(a) to return to the college
(b) to realize that he has no identity
(c) to call Liberty Paints and ask for a job
(d) to forget about Mr. Bledsoe

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of speeches has the narrator given from the stage in the chapel?

2. What had Mr. Trueblood done prior to his disgrace?

3. What does the narrator see as he is watching people leave the chapel?

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

5. What does the man in Emerson's office imply after reading the letter given him by the narrator?

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