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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. Why is Brother Westrum opposed to the piece of chain on the narrator's desk?
(a) Because it shows a tendency to cling to the past
(b) Because it symbolically denies the possibility of equality
(c) Because it shows difference instead of unity
(d) Because it is a reminder of slavery

2. When has the narrator made most of his mistakes?
(a) When he has questioned other people's motives
(b) When he has stepped away from the ruling group
(c) When he tried to follow other people's plans
(d) When he has failed to follow orders

3. What is happening in Harlem?
(a) The Brotherhood has taken over.
(b) The community is in a riot
(c) The people have burned down the district office
(d) The police have taken over.

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

5. 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) The Brotherhood is mysteriously silent regarding his activities
(d) He dimly remembers the appearance of another man

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision does the narrator accept for the time period that will be needed to clear the charges against him?

2. The narrator wants Clifton's funeral to focus on which of the following?

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

4. What horrifying sight does the narrator see as he flees the riot?

5. Why does the narrator go to the white woman's apartment in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the narrator's work on the "woman question" cut short?

2. Why does Jack become angry with the man who asks the narrator to sing a "spiritual"?

3. What strikes the narrator as the profound truth about the riot?

4. Explain the irony of the figurine owned by Mary.

5. What does Brother Jack really want the narrator to avoid doing?

6. Explain why the "woman question" is typical of the Brotherhood's approach to issues.

7. Identify several mistakes that the narrator makes in his first assigned speech in Harlem.

8. What is the primary problem with the instructions given to the narrator to gather more members?

9. Describe one of the roles played by Rinehart.

10. What epiphany has the narrator experienced regarding his race?

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