2. The dark tunnel is symbolic of the narrator's
(a) lack of knowledge about himself
(b) lack of understanding about culture and society as a whole
(c) invisible nature in relation to white people
(d) unwillingness to face the truth

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

4. Why is Brockway hostile toward the narrator?
(a) The narrator has difficulty following instructions.
(b) He thinks the narrator is there to take his job.
(c) He has heard of the narrator's mistake.
(d) The narrator approaches him with a bad attitude.

5. According to Ellison, for what have African Americans historically had to fight?
(a) Their freedoms
(b) The right for education
(c) The right to fight
(d) The right for fair employment

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

7. What is the narrator afraid of losing?
(a) His identity
(b) His scholarship
(c) The respect Mr. Bledsoe has for him.
(d) His job.

8. According to Ellison, which of the following is important for perseverance?
(a) determination
(b) courage
(c) tolerance
(d) laughter

9. The main conflict of Ellison's original story revolves around
(a) national poverty
(b) racial tension
(c) problems associated with war
(d) imperialism

10. Of what does the vet accuse Mr. Norton?
(a) Of failing to accomplish his mission for the college
(b) Of treating the blacks unfairly
(c) Of practicing racial prejudice
(d) Of treating the blacks like impersonal conquests

11. What is the vet's final advice to the narrator?
(a) Defy people like Norton
(b) Watch for opportunities to get close to people like Norton
(c) Stay away from people like Mr. Norton
(d) Find ways to manipulate people like Norton

12. When was the introduction of the novel written?
(a) Immediately after finishing the story.
(b) Sporadically during the writing of the story
(c) Before the text of the story
(d) 30 years after the text itself

13. Why does the narrator not tell the doctors his name after the procedure?
(a) He is too tired
(b) He doesn't realize that he hasn't said anything
(c) He can't remember it.
(d) He is trying to protect himself

14. According to Mr. Brockway, what happened when the company tried to replace him?
(a) All the paint went bad
(b) The union went to bat for him.
(c) No one else would take the job
(d) The other workers went on strike

15. The narrator's need to give speeches is an example of what literary device?
(a) suspense
(b) foreshadowing
(c) audio imagery
(d) irony