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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What habit does the narrator say he picked up on very young that “makes the piano a sympathetic, singing instrument” in Chapter 2?
(a) Using the pedals.
(b) Playing with his eyes closed.
(c) Playing the black keys.
(d) Playing the wrong notes.

3. What does the tall man with the small, dark moustache drill a hole through in Chapter 1 as the narrator watches?
(a) A five-dollar gold piece.
(b) A five-dollar silver piece.
(c) A ten-dollar gold piece.
(d) A two-dollar silver piece.

4. By what age could the narrator play by ear all of the hymns and songs his mother knew?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

5. The narrator states in Chapter 4 that he stood for an hour watching four or five men saving what by the road?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cart of vegetables.
(c) A mule.
(d) A child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator move with his mother in Chapter 1?

2. 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?

3. What book does the narrator describe as having “used to lie in splendid neglect on the center table in our little parlor” in Chapter 2?

4. How does the narrator say he changed his attitudes toward his peers after the discovery that he was biracial?

5. The narrator states in Chapter 2 that “a true artist can no more play upon the piano or violin without putting his whole body in accord with the emotions he is striving to express than a swallow can” do what?

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