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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In chapter 9, the narrator walks a short distance with another man. What is the man doing besides singing?
(a) carrying a suitcase
(b) Carrying blueprints
(c) leading a dog
(d) eating

3. What is ironic about Trueblood's situation?
(a) The college wants him to leave.
(b) He receives charity from the whites.
(c) The college wants him to stay around.
(d) Other men have done the same thing.

4. What unexpected sight does the narrator see in New York?
(a) people from many nationalities
(b) many black people
(c) many policemen
(d) half-naked white women

5. What does the narrator lack in Chapter 12?
(a) motivation to keep going
(b) his interest in returning to college
(c) A sense of direction
(d) money to live on

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

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

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

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

10. What does the cord in chapter 11 symbolize?
(a) rebirth
(b) isolation
(c) separation
(d) loss

11. How does the narrator get past the drunken vet in the road?
(a) He pays the vet a bribe.
(b) He tells him he has General Pershing in the car.
(c) He pretends he is about to run over the vet.
(d) He claims to be someone of importance.

12. How does the vet react when Mr. Norton tries to explain his interest in the college?
(a) The vet mocks Mr. Norton.
(b) The vet accuses Mr. Norton of ulterior motives.
(c) The vet accuses Mr. Norton of deception.
(d) The vet praises Mr. Norton.

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

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

15. When the narrator goes to see Mr. Emerson, who does he actually see?
(a) an unnamed individual
(b) Mr. Emerson's secretary
(c) Mr. Emerson's son
(d) Mr. Emerson's assistant

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator dump slush on a man's head?

2. Which of the following represents the narrator's philosophy?

3. What does Mr. Norton give to Trueblood?

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

5. What is the real purpose of the Reverend's speech?

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