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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) A horse breeder.
(b) A Pullman car porter.
(c) A breeder.
(d) A shoe shiner.

2. Where does the porter say he will return to school in the winter in Chapter 4?
(a) Raleigh.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Birmingham.

3. What habit does the narrator say he picked up on very young that “makes the piano a sympathetic, singing instrument” in Chapter 2?
(a) Playing the black keys.
(b) Using the pedals.
(c) Playing the wrong notes.
(d) Playing with his eyes closed.

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

5. What nickname does the narrator give to the boy in his class whose face he describes as “black as night, but shone as though it was polished” in Chapter 1?
(a) Onyx.
(b) Red head.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Blue Eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The narrator states in Chapter 2 of his mother that he did not remember “ever having seen her with a book in her hand, with the exception of” what?

3. The narrator states in Chapter 4 that he stood for an hour watching four or five men saving what by the road?

4. Where does the narrator move with his mother in Chapter 1?

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

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