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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. What procedure is performed on the narrator?
(a) castration
(b) a prefrontal lobotomy
(c) both castration and a lobotomy
(d) mind control implants

2. What bit of advice from the young Mr. Emerson does the narrator actually heed?
(a) to return to the college
(b) to forget about Mr. Bledsoe
(c) to call Liberty Paints and ask for a job
(d) to realize that he has no identity

3. What does Mr. Norton give to Trueblood?
(a) Nothing
(b) A hundred dollar bill
(c) A bottle of whiskey
(d) A lecture on morality

4. Why does the narrator feel disillusioned when looking at the picture of the Founder?
(a) He realizes that Bledsoe is going to abuse his power.
(b) He understands that Mr. Norton is going to expel him.
(c) He realizes that he really has no hope of obtaining any power.
(d) He realizes that Mr. Norton is the one with the power.

5. Why is the narrator initially concerned about finding work as soon as possible?
(a) He is concerned about being able to buy food.
(b) He hopes to save enough money for his fall tuition.
(c) He is afraid he will run out of money for rent.
(d) He does not want to appear broke if he has to ask for credit for his room rent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unexpected sight does the narrator see in New York?

2. What does the narrator recall having been given instead of a cigarette?

3. What was the topic of the narrator's graduation day speech?

4. In addition to his memories, what else has the narrator lost?

5. What is the narrator afraid of losing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ellison mean when he says that for African Americans, all wars are "wars within wars."

4. Describe Dr. Bledsoe.

5. What favor does the young Mr. Emerson do for the narrator?

6. Why do the people at the Men's House treat him with hostility?

7. How has the narrator ended up in the factory hospital? How is he being treated once he gets there?

8. What literary device is used in Chapter 4?

9. To what kind of action has music called the narrator?

10. Why does the narrator say he is invisible?

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