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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city does the narrator compare to “a beauty spot on the face of the earth” in Chapter 9?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Venice.

2. The narrator states in the beginning of Chapter 4 that the farther he got below __________, the more disappointed he became with the appearance of the country?
(a) New York City.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Chicago.

3. Whose diplomacy does the narrator say is to be admired when the discussion of race comes up in the smoking train car in Chapter 10?
(a) The Texan's.
(b) The Jew's.
(c) Red Head's.
(d) The Union soldier’s.

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

5. What genre of music does the narrator first hear at the “Club” in Chapter 6?
(a) Gospel.
(b) Blues.
(c) Reggae.
(d) Ragtime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how much money does the landlord at the boarding house earn per week, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

2. How many years has it been since the narrator has seen his father when he encounters him in Chapter 9?

3. Who shows the narrator to a boarding house in the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. The narrator’s companion tells him in Chapter 4 that all of the “respectable coloured people” eat where?

5. When was Frederick Douglass born?

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