2. What revelation does the "Tom Show" provide for Ellison?
(a) It convinces him that history cannot be changed.
(b) It convinces him that history will be repeated
(c) It reveals the futility of fighting agains the majority.
(d) It shows him that history is a part of the present

3. What does the narrator discuss with the woman in his dream?
(a) racism
(b) freedom
(c) responsibility
(d) fear

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

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

6. What mistake does the narrator make at Liberty Paints?
(a) He does not paint the sample correctly.
(b) He uses the wrong tank of paint
(c) He adds too much pigment to the paint
(d) He adds paint remover instead of the pigment to the paint

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

8. Where does Bledsoe tell the narrator to go?
(a) to Mr. Norton
(b) New York
(c) back to the dormatory
(d) back to the Golden Day for the name of the doctor

9. The image of the slave owners bidding for a naked girl is
(a) a vison induced by marijuana
(b) something that happened to the narrator's father
(c) something the narrator recalls from his childhood
(d) a picture the narrator had seen in a book

10. The concept of the character as invisible is symbolic of which of the following conditions?
(a) Whites are morally blind to the checks and balances imposed on the African Americans.
(b) The character has deliberately denied his true place in society.
(c) The character does not understand the truth of his situation.
(d) There are so many people like the hero that no one notices them.

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

12. Which of the following two concepts, in combination, does Ellison see as a "raft of hope."
(a) democracy and truth
(b) compassion and equality
(c) art and democracy
(d) equality and art

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

14. Why is the narrator unable to see Mr. Bates?
(a) The secretary will not admit him.
(b) Mr. Bates is not in.
(c) Mr. Bates is too busy to be seen.
(d) There are no jobs in Mr. Bates' department

15. What is most unusual about the narrator's residence?
(a) It is a white apartment house
(b) It is in a basement
(c) It is filled with over 1300 light bulbs
(d) It is free