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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator find himself in chapter 11?
(a) a hospital
(b) a mental ward
(c) a prison
(d) the factory hospital

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

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

4. What is the real purpose of the Reverend's speech?
(a) To create a sense of awe in relation to Dr. Bledsoe
(b) To help the students understand how important the college is to the black community.
(c) To indoctrinate the students regarding the religion of the college.
(d) To help the students appreciate the Founder's real sacrifice

5. According to Ellison, which of the following is true during times of war?
(a) African American soldiers and white soldiers are equal.
(b) African American soldiers have greater stature than white soldiers
(c) African American soldiers are valued less than white soldiers.
(d) African American soldiers are considered heros by other nationalities

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the road in the college town ultimately lead?

2. What does Trueblood's story suggest about the white men at the jail house?

3. How do the boys react to the naked girl?

4. What does the moon symbolize?

5. What mistake does the narrator make at Liberty Paints?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he is invisible?

2. What does the veteran at the Golden Day understand that the narrator does not?

3. Why does the drug store have the pork chop and grits special?

4. What does the narrator notice while waiting for his appointment with the trustees?

5. In what way, according to the veteran, is the narrator likely to become a casualty?

6. What is the objective of Rev. Barbee's sermon?

7. What lie does Dr. Bledsoe expect the narrator to tell?

8. What mistake does the veteran doctor predict the narrator will make?

9. Explain the irony of the sign "Keep American Pure with Liberty Paints."

10. What does Dr. Bledsoe mean by "acting the nigger."

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