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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator describe growing along the edge of the fence by the vegetable garden in Chapter 1?
(a) Blackberries.
(b) Huckleberries.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Potatoes.

3. What does the narrator say he had a particular fondness for in his childhood in Chapter 1?
(a) Black keys.
(b) Pedals.
(c) White keys.
(d) Slidebars.

4. The porter tells the narrator that he has not had how many hours of sleep since he left Jersey City in Chapter 4?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

5. The narrator states in Chapter 2 that “a true artist can no more play upon the piano or violin without putting his whole body in accord with the emotions he is striving to express than a swallow can” do what?
(a) “Sing without being loud.”
(b) “Eat without being vulnerable.”
(c) “Fly without being graceful.”
(d) “Sing without melody.”

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator’s mother supported herself and her son by what means, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. What does the narrator describe surrounding the flowers in the front yard of his childhood home in Chapter 1?

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?

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