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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 2, “And this is the dwarfing, warping, distorting influence which operates upon each colored man in the United States. He is forced to take his outlook on all things, not from the viewpoint of a citizen, or a man, nor even a human being, but from the viewpoint of” what?
(a) “An animal.”
(b) “Society.”
(c) “A slave.”
(d) “A coloured man.”

2. How much money does the narrator put in his trunk while his fellow roommates sleep in Chapter 4?
(a) $300.
(b) $100.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $500.

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

4. In Chapter 1, the narrator states that he is led to reveal his secret by the same impulse as what?
(a) “The unfound-out criminal.”
(b) “The doctor telling his patient he’ll die.”
(c) “A blind rat.”
(d) “A nun lost in the woods.”

5. What city does the narrator describe as “a big, dull, red town” in Chapter 4?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Knoxville.
(c) Biloxi.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come?

2. To whom does the narrator say he became inseparable in school in Chapter 2?

3. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

4. What does the tall man with the small, dark moustache drill a hole through in Chapter 1 as the narrator watches?

5. How many students does the narrator say are at the university in Chapter 4?

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