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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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 100-year-old sword.
(b) A croquet set.
(c) A gold pocket watch.
(d) A puppy.

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

5. What does the narrator describe growing along the edge of the fence by the vegetable garden in Chapter 1?
(a) Huckleberries.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Blackberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much do the narrator and his companion each pay the waiter at the restaurant where they eat in Chapter 4?

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

3. What is the nickname of the fourteen-year-old boy that the narrator befriends in Chapter 1?

4. The porter tells the narrator that he has not had how many hours of sleep since he left Jersey City in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 1, the narrator states that he is led to reveal his secret by the same impulse as what?

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