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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is stolen along with the narrator’s money from his trunk in Chapter 4?
(a) A jacket.
(b) A pair of shoes.
(c) A hat.
(d) A necktie.

2. To what educational institution is the narrator headed in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) New York University.
(b) Dallas University.
(c) Atlanta University.
(d) Boston University.

3. The narrator’s companion tells him in Chapter 4 that all of the “respectable coloured people” eat where?
(a) At the church.
(b) At home.
(c) At the diner.
(d) At the race track.

4. 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?
(a) A shoe shiner.
(b) A breeder.
(c) A horse breeder.
(d) A Pullman car porter.

5. Whose schoolwork did the narrator largely complete for him, as described in Chapter 2?
(a) Shiny's.
(b) Walter's.
(c) Red Head’s.
(d) The Girl's.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What nickname does the narrator give to the boy in his class whose face he describes as “black as night, but shone as though it was polished” in Chapter 1?

3. The narrator claims in Chapter 1, “As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little” what?

4. 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?

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

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