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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) A breeder.
(b) A shoe shiner.
(c) A Pullman car porter.
(d) A horse breeder.

2. What kind of school does the narrator begin studying at in Chapter 11?
(a) Technology school.
(b) Art school.
(c) Business school.
(d) Culinary school.

3. The narrator claims that he did not feel at ease until the ship was where in Chapter 9?
(a) Reykjavik.
(b) Out of the New York Harbor.
(c) Boston.
(d) Barcelona.

4. To whom does the narrator say he became inseparable in school in Chapter 2?
(a) Shiny.
(b) Joel Chandler Harris.
(c) Red Head.
(d) The Girl.

5. Where does the narrator describe attending a great meeting in the interest of Hampton Institute in Chapter 11?
(a) Fisk University.
(b) The Hotel Continental.
(c) Howard University.
(d) Carnegie Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the basement of the “Club” that the narrator goes to with his companions in Chapter 6?

2. Within how much time is the narrator accounted the fastest at pulling the long stems from tobacco leaves at the factory in Chapter 5?

3. The narrator states in Chapter 4 that he stood for an hour watching four or five men saving what by the road?

4. 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?

5. In what amount of time does the narrator dispose of his equity for more than double his investment in the tenement-house in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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