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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 2 of his mother that he did not remember “ever having seen her with a book in her hand, with the exception of” what?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Koran.
(c) The Episcopal Prayer-book.
(d) The Torah.

2. What city does the narrator describe as “a big, dull, red town” in Chapter 4?
(a) Miami.
(b) Knoxville.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Biloxi.

3. What genre of music does the narrator first hear at the “Club” in Chapter 6?
(a) Blues.
(b) Ragtime.
(c) Reggae.
(d) Gospel.

4. The narrator states in Chapter 2, “And this is the dwarfing, warping, distorting influence which operates upon each colored man in the United States. He is forced to take his outlook on all things, not from the viewpoint of a citizen, or a man, nor even a human being, but from the viewpoint of” what?
(a) “An animal.”
(b) “A slave.”
(c) “Society.”
(d) “A coloured man.”

5. Where does the porter say he will return to school in the winter in Chapter 4?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Nashville.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator claims in Chapter 8 that he “used to play whose "Wedding March" in a manner that never failed to arouse enthusiasm among the patrons of the "Club”?

2. The narrator states in Chapter 4 that he stood for an hour watching four or five men saving what by the road?

3. The narrator claims that by his third morning in New York, he secured a job doing what in Chapter 8?

4. The narrator says that when he was shown about the grounds of the university, he was especially interested in what building in Chapter 4?

5. How old is the narrator when his mother decides to enter him into public school?

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