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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 of the novel was born in a small town in what state?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Kansas.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Georgia.

2. Why is the narrator returning to New York in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) A relative has just died.
(b) The World's Fair.
(c) The meet an old friend.
(d) The cigar factory shut down.

3. Who collected the Uncle Remus stories in the narrative?
(a) The Texan.
(b) The widow.
(c) Joel Chandler Harris.
(d) The Millionaire.

4. The narrator describes the poker players as practicing what sort of politeness for each other in Chapter 6?
(a) Aristotelian.
(b) Chesterfieldian.
(c) Orwellian.
(d) Platonic.

5. How old does the narrator say he was when he “appeared on a program with a number of adults at an entertainment given for some charitable purpose, and carried off the honors” in Chapter 2?
(a) 17.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 1 that he feels “a sort of diabolical desire to gather up all the little tragedies” of his life and turn them into what?

2. Whom does the narrator describe as “a bright young fellow who was himself a student” that he talks with on the train ride in Chapter 4?

3. How much money does the narrator say that the most popular African American jockey of the day earns per year in Chapter 7?

4. By what age could the narrator play by ear all of the hymns and songs his mother knew?

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

(see the answer key)

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