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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. How does the narrator portray himself at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) As determined and bold
(b) As humbled and obedient
(c) As proud and defiant
(d) As confused and frustrated

2. When is a person most invisible?
(a) When his social group decides to ignore him.
(b) When he refuses to mingle with the group
(c) When he simply accepts the rule of the group
(d) When he exists outside of history

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

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

5. How does the narrator plan to overcome the white men of the Brotherhood?
(a) by standing up to them
(b) by appearing to agree with them
(c) by parting company with them
(d) by helping his own group take over the leadership positions

Short Answer Questions

1. What assumption does Mary make regarding the source of the $100 given to her by the narrator?

2. What time of day does Brother Jack meet the narrator in the beginning of Chapter 17

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

4. Why is Brother Westrum opposed to the piece of chain on the narrator's desk?

5. How does the narrator react to the dolls that are being sold by Clifton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's intention in speaking up for the black couple who have been evicted?

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

3. Describe one of the roles played by Rinehart.

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

5. Why does the lady on the street become angry when he tries to put the figurine in the trash can?

6. The narrator says that he has learned that the lack of surprise is a warning. What does he mean?

7. How does Emma's conversation create a sense of foreboding?

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

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

10. Why is Ras' anger ironic?

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