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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the narrator describe growing along the edge of the fence by the vegetable garden in Chapter 1?
(a) Huckleberries.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Tomatoes.
2. 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?
(a) “Eat without being vulnerable.”
(b) “Sing without being loud.”
(c) “Fly without being graceful.”
(d) “Sing without melody.”
3. What city does the narrator describe as “a big, dull, red town” in Chapter 4?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Knoxville.
(c) Miami.
(d) Biloxi.
4. Whose schoolwork did the narrator largely complete for him, as described in Chapter 2?
(a) Walter's.
(b) The Girl's.
(c) Red Head’s.
(d) Shiny's.
5. With what does the narrator describe having been allowed to play by the tall man with the small, dark moustache in Chapter 1?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A 100-year-old sword.
(c) A gold pocket watch.
(d) A croquet set.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is the narrator when his mother decides to enter him into public school?
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 many students does the narrator say are at the university in Chapter 4?
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?
5. What does the narrator have for breakfast that is described as “so light and flaky that a fellow with any appetite at all would have no difficulty in disposing of eight or ten” in Chapter 4?
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