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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare a massive iceberg viewed from the ship in Chapter 9?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A mesa.
(c) An opal.
(d) A mountain.

2. How much money per week does the narrator earn as the “reader” at the cigar factory in Chapter 5?
(a) $15.
(b) $25.
(c) $10.
(d) $8.

3. What term from Chapter 5 refers to a government led by a committee of military leaders?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Utopia.
(c) Tribunal.
(d) Junta.

4. The narrator is earning how much money per week after working at the cigar factory for three months in Chapter 5?
(a) $4.
(b) $7.
(c) $10.
(d) $2.

5. The narrator’s harrowed state of mind and seasickness keeps him miserable on the ship for how long before it begins to lift in Chapter 9?
(a) 1-2 days.
(b) 2-3 days.
(c) 3-4 days.
(d) 4-5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, the two immediate results of his “forced loneliness” were finding company in books and greater pleasure in what?

2. What is a term used by the narrator to refer to a person who is born from one white parent and one black parent?

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

4. How old is the narrator when his mother decides to enter him into public school?

5. The porter tells the narrator that he has not had how many hours of sleep since he left Jersey City in Chapter 4?

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