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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ironic about the narrator's dance with Emma?
(a) She is the first white woman he ever danced with.
(b) The veteran doctor had predicted that the narrator would dance with a white woman.
(c) He had at first refused the offer to dance with her.
(d) He is the only black man she dances with at the party.

2. Why does the narrator remain in his hole for a long while?
(a) Because he is afraid the Brotherhood is still hunting for him
(b) Because he cannot determine his own intentions
(c) Because he is not able to reach the manhole cover.
(d) Because he was knocked unconscious

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

4. 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

5. Who does the narrator plan to use to destroy the Brotherhood
(a) Mr. Emerson
(b) Emma
(c) Jack himself
(d) Mr. Hambro

6. Why does the narrator go to the white woman's apartment in Chapter 19?
(a) to discuss ideologies
(b) because she has seduced him
(c) to meet her husband
(d) to seduce her

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

8. Why does the narrator decide against using Emma in his plans?
(a) She would probably not be willing to go against the party
(b) She is too knowledgable in the art of intrigue and would figure out what he was doing
(c) She has her own agenda
(d) She was too close to Jack

9. 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

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

11. What kind of day is it on the day of Clifton's funeral?
(a) warm and exhilarating
(b) Cold and windy
(c) Hot and humid
(d) Cold and rainy

12. What do the elderly couple want to do that the marshals deny them?
(a) Return to the apartment for something they forgot
(b) Remain in their apartment
(c) Give their belongings to people in the crowd
(d) Return to the apartment for a last prayer

13. What does Brother Tod Clifton do?
(a) He is a black nationalist
(b) lead the youth of the Brotherhood
(c) He is a fanatic ideologies who teaches newcomers.
(d) He is a minister

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

15. What vision comes to the narrator's mind when he sees the elderly couple being evicted?
(a) Mr. Trueblood's two pregnant women
(b) His grandfather on his death bed
(c) His mother hanging out the wash
(d) the Battle Royal

Short Answer Questions

1. What apparent warning meets the narrator upon his return to Harlem

2. How does the narrator's meeting with Sybil backfire?

3. What makes the narrator think that his night with the white woman was a trap?

4. Why is the narrator unable to see his audience when he gives his speech at the arena?

5. How is the narrator's preparations for the evening with Sybil ironic?

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