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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What horrifying sight does the narrator see as he flees the riot?
(a) Seven naked manniquins hanging over the street
(b) The body of Sybil
(c) The slaughter of blacks by the police
(d) The destruction of his membership

2. What time of day does Brother Jack meet the narrator in the beginning of Chapter 17
(a) 5:00 PM
(b) Midnight
(c) early in the morning
(d) Noon

3. What is the symbolic association of the arena in Chapter 16?
(a) a crooked politician had been exposed
(b) a famous boxer lost his sight
(c) a famous black speaker was killed there
(d) people of both colors gather there

4. What realization does the narrator have in Chapter 21?
(a) That the members of the crowd are individuals
(b) That the Brotherhood does not really care about people
(c) That the Brotherhood has its own agenda
(d) That the Brotherhood is just using him.

5. How does the audience react to the narrator's speech?
(a) He is booed
(b) They get up and leave.
(c) They sit in stunned silence
(d) He is cheered

6. What decision does the narrator accept for the time period that will be needed to clear the charges against him?
(a) He decides to go out on his own.
(b) He agrees to speak on the Woman Question
(c) He insist on the continuation of his activities
(d) He agrees to become inactive

7. How is the narrator's preparations for the evening with Sybil ironic?
(a) Sybil had already made her own preparations
(b) The evening would be a disaster anyway
(c) Sybil would be useless to him.
(d) He tries to copy Rinehart whom he has never actually seen.

8. What does the narrator discover when he gets to the woman's apartment?
(a) her husband is dead
(b) the woman is single
(c) Her husband is away
(d) the woman is divorced

9. With what animal does the narrator compare Brother Jack?
(a) a toy bull terrior
(b) a bull dog
(c) a wolf
(d) a snake

10. What makes the narrator think that his night with the white woman was a trap?
(a) The woman does not want him to return
(b) Other women seem to want to
(c) He dimly remembers the appearance of another man
(d) The Brotherhood is mysteriously silent regarding his activities

11. In Chapter 14, why is Mary cooking cabbage?
(a) The narrator has asked for it.
(b) It's all she can afford
(c) She thinks it will please the narrator.
(d) It's a reminder of the south

12. Why is the narrator unable to see his audience when he gives his speech at the arena?
(a) He is blinded by lights
(b) The auditorium is too dim.
(c) He has to speak from behind a curtain.
(d) They are too far away.

13. What surprising development does the narrator experience when he attends a committee meeting?
(a) He is accused of betrayal
(b) He is urged to speak
(c) He is ordered to sever his membership
(d) He is refused admission

14. What fault does Emma find with the narrator?
(a) He has no money to contribute
(b) He isn't black enough.
(c) He probably won't fit in with the group
(d) He is too indecisive

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of day is it on the day of Clifton's funeral?

2. What object does Mary own that the narrator finds offensive?

3. Why does the narrator decide against using Emma in his plans?

4. What does the narrator purchase after the confrontation with Ras?

5. When is a person most invisible?

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