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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in the beginning of Chapter 4 that the farther he got below __________, the more disappointed he became with the appearance of the country?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Washington, D.C.

2. What is the profession of the “fat Jewish looking man” that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10?
(a) Shop owner.
(b) Cigar manufacturer.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Banker.

3. How much money does the narrator say that the most popular African American jockey of the day earns per year in Chapter 7?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $8,200.
(c) $6,500.
(d) $12,000.

4. The narrator claims in Chapter 8 that his section of New York is limited to how many blocks?
(a) 4.
(b) 25.
(c) 42.
(d) 10.

5. Whose diplomacy does the narrator say is to be admired when the discussion of race comes up in the smoking train car in Chapter 10?
(a) The Union soldier’s.
(b) The Texan's.
(c) The Jew's.
(d) Red Head's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator claim the men gambling in the dice room are wearing in Chapter 6?

2. Whom does the race discussion boil down to an argument between in the smoking train car in Chapter 10?

3. The narrator quotes an African American man as once having said, “"It's no disgrace to be black, but it's often very” what?

4. What dice game is being played in the back room at the refurbished bar and gambling house that the narrator attends in Chapter 6?

5. How much do the narrator and his companion each pay the waiter at the restaurant where they eat in Chapter 4?

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