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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What present does the narrator describe receiving from his father in Chapter 3?
(a) A piano.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A watch.
(d) A fishing rod.

2. How much money does the narrator say he has in his possession after their night at the “Club” in Chapter 8?
(a) $125.
(b) $5.
(c) $65.
(d) $300.

3. In describing New York, the narrator states, “To some natures this stimulant of life in a great city becomes a thing as binding and necessary as” being addicted to what substance?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Opium.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Whiskey.

4. In Chapter 5, the narrator compares the black man and his fight to what bearing the “fury of the storm”?
(a) “The bristlecone pine tree.”
(b) “The willow tree.”
(c) “The cedar tree.”
(d) “The redwood tree.”

5. At what institution does the narrator spend a day in Nashville in Chapter 10?
(a) Nashville State University.
(b) The University of Tennessee.
(c) Fisk University.
(d) Howard University.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that he is finally able to shake off his gloom when the ship reaches what harbor in Chapter 9?

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

3. For how long does the narrator stay in Washington, D.C. in Chapter 10?

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

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

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