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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator recognize Ishmael in Chapter 1?
(a) When Ishmael speaks to him
(b) When the keeper forces Ishmael to move
(c) When Ishmael growls
(d) When he is staring into his own eyes

2. What is the literary term that describes the narrator’s directly addressing the reader?
(a) Apostrophe
(b) Personification
(c) Direct discourse
(d) Indirect discourse

3. What is the story the narrator tells in Chapter 3?
(a) God’s creation of the universe
(b) God’s expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden
(c) The evolution of man
(d) The war between good and evil

4. When does Ishmael say he was truly born?
(a) When he realized that he had a name
(b) When he realized that his name was not his
(c) When he learned to read
(d) When he realized that he was a gorilla

5. How does Ishmael respond when the narrator says that he does not believe that he is part of a story?
(a) He says that belief is less important than action
(b) He says that belief is the beginning of resistance
(c) He says that it is easier to believe in more incredible things
(d) He says that belief is unimportant

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator have a hard time identifying the creation myth of his culture?

2. Upon answering the ad, what does the narrator say he finds in the room when he goes in?

3. What does the narrator say his relationship with Nazi Germany is?

4. How does Ishmael define a story?

5. What does the narrator say is his first impression of the room in Chapter 1?

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