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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator claims in Chapter 1, “As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little” what?
(a) Citizen.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Aristocrat.
(d) Patsy.

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

3. By what mode of transportation do the narrator and the millionaire arrive in Paris in Chapter 9?
(a) Plane.
(b) Boat.
(c) Automobile.
(d) Train.

4. What does the narrator claim the men gambling in the dice room are wearing in Chapter 6?
(a) Linen dusters.
(b) Sombreros.
(c) Overalls.
(d) Suits.

5. The narrator says in Chapter 4, “I have since learned that this ability to laugh heartily is, in part, the salvation of the American Negro; it does much to keep him from going the way of the” what?
(a) “Indian.”
(b) “Devil.”
(c) “White man.”
(d) “Animals.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the basement of the “Club” that the narrator goes to with his companions in Chapter 6?

2. What does the narrator have for breakfast that is described as “so light and flaky that a fellow with any appetite at all would have no difficulty in disposing of eight or ten” in Chapter 4?

3. How long do the narrator and the millionaire stay in Paris in Chapter 9?

4. While at the opera in Chapter 9, the narrator realizes that the beautiful young woman sitting next to him is whom?

5. Where do the narrator and the millionaire walk and sit in chairs along the sidewalk in Chapter 9?

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