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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator of the novel was born in a small town in what state?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Kansas.

2. Whose schoolwork did the narrator largely complete for him, as described in Chapter 2?
(a) Red Head’s.
(b) Shiny's.
(c) Walter's.
(d) The Girl's.

3. On what day of the week does the narrator’s mother play the piano in Chapter 1?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

4. The narrator states that he is finally able to shake off his gloom when the ship reaches what harbor in Chapter 9?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Bergen.
(c) Rotterdam.
(d) Havre.

5. What book does the narrator describe as having “used to lie in splendid neglect on the center table in our little parlor” in Chapter 2?
(a) The Korah.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Episcopal Prayer-book.
(d) The Torah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does the narrator describe as “a big, dull, red town” in Chapter 4?

2. Who does the narrator say stood at the head of his list of heroes for a long time in Chapter 2?

3. What is the profession of the “fat Jewish looking man” that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10?

4. What term is used by some historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Britain beginning in the early 5th century?

5. Who was the author of The Souls of Black Folk?

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