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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Ras the Exhorter primarily object?
(a) The idea of a black man speaking out for white people
(b) Clifton's methods of leading the youth
(c) The mixing of black and white
(d) The narrator's street corner approach

2. What truth about the Brotherhood does the narrator realize in Chapter 20?
(a) That the Brotherhood is about to disappear
(b) That their efforts are unappreciated
(c) That great strides have already been made
(d) That very little has been accomplished

3. Why does the narrator consider his funeral speech a failure?
(a) He hadn't been able to inspire the crowd to fight.
(b) He hadn't been able to talk about political issues.
(c) He had too little to say to the youth.
(d) He didn't think about singing the song before the old black man started it

4. How does the narrator plan to overcome the white men of the Brotherhood?
(a) by appearing to agree with them
(b) by helping his own group take over the leadership positions
(c) by standing up to them
(d) by parting company with them

5. What does the narrator discover about Jack?
(a) That Jack had actually written the earlier threatening letter.
(b) That Jack had been killed
(c) That Jack had betrayed the Brotherhood
(d) That Jack had left the Brotherhod

6. What object does Mary own that the narrator finds offensive?
(a) a bank in the shape of a black figurine
(b) a distorted figurine of a black leader
(c) a mask used in black rituals
(d) a figurine of a white leader

7. Although the narrator may not realize it, he is searching for
(a) identity
(b) wealth
(c) power
(d) justice

8. What does the narrator notice at the funeral that he would like to exploit?
(a) The tension of the crowd
(b) The absence of the Brotherhood
(c) The large attendance on the part of the youth`
(d) The carelessness of the policemen

9. What truth does the narrator discover about Brother Jack?
(a) He has a glass eye
(b) He is a pawn of the white people
(c) He does not really believe in the Brotherhood
(d) He is a devotee of Dr. Bledsoe

10. Why was Brother Tarp on a chain gang?
(a) Because he had betrayed his white master
(b) Because he had lied to white people
(c) Because he had dared to say the word no.
(d) Because he had betrayed his people

11. What do the yams symbolize?
(a) The narrator's future
(b) The narrator's past
(c) The narrator's ability to please himself
(d) The purity of the old south

12. For whom does the Brotherhood claim to work?
(a) all people
(b) Black people
(c) Those of their own party
(d) White people

13. Of what do the men in the bar in Chapter 20 accuse the narrator?
(a) of betraying the Brotherhood
(b) of neglecting his duties
(c) of forgetting his
(d) Of getting White Fever

14. Which of the following is true about the narrator's position within the Brotherhood?
(a) He is secretly admired
(b) He has earned a lot of respect and status
(c) He is actually powerless
(d) He is an accepted leader

15. When the woman says the narrator's voice is "primitive," she actually intends the statement as
(a) a gesture of seduction
(b) a word of advice
(c) a compliment
(d) an insult

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Brother Jack send the narrator at the end of the meeting?

2. What does the narrator spontaneously decide to buy?

3. What fault does Emma find with the narrator?

4. How does the narrator react to the dolls that are being sold by Clifton?

5. What does Dupre want to do prior to starting the fire?

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