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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the chairs in the parlor at the rooming house where he arrives in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Made of sturdy oak.
(b) Cane-bottomed.
(c) A vibrant red color.
(d) Falling into disrepair.

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) St. Louis.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York City.

3. The narrator states in Chapter 4 that he stood for an hour watching four or five men saving what by the road?
(a) A child.
(b) A dog.
(c) A mule.
(d) A cart of vegetables.

4. The narrator’s mother supported herself and her son by what means, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Giving violin lessons.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Tutoring students.
(d) Growing vegetables.

5. What is the Pullman car porter wearing when the narrator encounters him at a ball in Chapter 5?
(a) The narrator’s jacket.
(b) The narrator’s hat.
(c) The narrator’s tie.
(d) The narrator’s shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what educational institution is the narrator headed in the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. The narrator claims in Chapter 1, “As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little” what?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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