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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) Venice.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Amsterdam.

2. What present does the narrator describe receiving from his father in Chapter 3?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A watch.
(c) A fishing rod.
(d) A piano.

3. The narrator of the novel was born a few years after the close of what war?
(a) The War of 1812.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Civil War.

4. At what institution does the narrator spend a day in Nashville in Chapter 10?
(a) Nashville State University.
(b) The University of Tennessee.
(c) Howard University.
(d) Fisk University.

5. The narrator compares New York City to a great _________ at the gate of the country in Chapter 6?
(a) Serpent.
(b) Troll.
(c) Witch.
(d) Devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does a man editing a credited black newspaper give the narrator a great deal of time and conversation in Chapter 10?

2. Where does the narrator go after leaving Nashville in Chapter 10?

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

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

5. How many words does the narrator compile a list of in French as being “necessary” in Chapter 9?

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