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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What character in the book is killed at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) The Texan.
(b) The Jew.
(c) The Millionaire.
(d) The Widow.

4. The narrator claims in Chapter 10, “I have no doubt that the Negro would make a good Chinaman, with exception of” what?
(a) “The pigtail.”
(b) “The ears.”
(c) “The eyes.”
(d) “The mouth.”

5. For how long does the narrator stay in Washington, D.C. in Chapter 10?
(a) 4-5 days.
(b) 2-3 weeks.
(c) 9-10 days.
(d) 4-5 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what hotel do the narrator and the millionaire stay in Paris in Chapter 9?

2. The narrator claims that he did not feel at ease until the ship was where in Chapter 9?

3. What present does the narrator describe receiving from his father in Chapter 3?

4. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

5. The “white-mustached, well dressed man” that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10 fought in what war?

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