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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 9, “The Londoner seems to think that Americans are people whose only claim to be classed as civilized is that they have” what?
(a) Money.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Morals.
(d) Religion.

2. The man that the narrator befriends on the ship in Chapter 10 has what profession?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Artist.
(c) Physician.
(d) Banker.

3. 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 shoes.
(c) The narrator’s tie.
(d) The narrator’s hat.

4. What genre of music does the narrator first hear at the “Club” in Chapter 6?
(a) Ragtime.
(b) Gospel.
(c) Reggae.
(d) Blues.

5. What is the profession of the “fat Jewish looking man” that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10?
(a) Shop owner.
(b) Cigar manufacturer.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Banker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom does the narrator claim to have developed a “sympathetic bond” with at school in Chapter 2?

3. Whose diplomacy does the narrator say is to be admired when the discussion of race comes up in the smoking train car in Chapter 10?

4. What does the narrator describe under the shed in the backyard of his childhood home in Chapter 1?

5. How much money does the narrator lose on his second trip to the gambling house in Chapter 8?

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