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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator describe under the shed in the backyard of his childhood home in Chapter 1?
(a) Shovel and plow.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Wooden wash-tubs.
(d) Animal feed.

2. The narrator states in Chapter 2 of his mother that he did not remember “ever having seen her with a book in her hand, with the exception of” what?
(a) The Koran.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Torah.
(d) The Episcopal Prayer-book.

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

4. How does the narrator describe the chairs in the parlor at the rooming house where he arrives in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A vibrant red color.
(b) Cane-bottomed.
(c) Falling into disrepair.
(d) Made of sturdy oak.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator’s companion tells him in Chapter 4 that all of the “respectable coloured people” eat where?

2. How old does the narrator say he was when he “appeared on a program with a number of adults at an entertainment given for some charitable purpose, and carried off the honors” in Chapter 2?

3. 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?

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

5. Whom does the narrator describe as “a bright young fellow who was himself a student” that he talks with on the train ride in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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