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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 does the narrator try to hide the figurine from Mary?
(a) Because he thinks it is unworthy of her
(b) Because he wants to take it to the Brotherhood
(c) Because he is trying to steal it
(d) Because he has broken it

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

3. What happens when the narrator wears the sunglasses?
(a) The bartender kicks him out for possession of a knife
(b) People think he is Rinehart
(c) People cannot identify him
(d) People think is is Brother Maceo

4. Why was Brother Tarp on a chain gang?
(a) Because he had betrayed his white master
(b) Because he had betrayed his people
(c) Because he had dared to say the word no.
(d) Because he had lied to white people

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator consider his funeral speech a failure?

2. What do the elderly couple want to do that the marshals deny them?

3. With what animal does the narrator compare Brother Jack?

4. What does the figurine symbolize?

5. The narrator's anger is primarily focuses against

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the black thread that controls the dancing doll?

2. To what does Brother Tarp attribute the warning letter?

3. Why do Dupre and his men choose a particular building to burn?

4. Why does Brother Jack defend the narrator at this point?

5. Why is the narrator's funeral oration more moving than if he had planned a speech based according to party guidelines?

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

7. Describe one of the roles played by Rinehart.

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

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

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

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