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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

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

3. The narrator states in Chapter 10, “It is the spirit of the South to defend everything belonging to it. The North is too” what “for such a spirit”?
(a) “Proper and religious.”
(b) “Cosmopolitan and tolerant.”
(c) “Rich and enlightened.”
(d) “Civilized and educated.”

4. The narrator claims that by his third morning in New York, he secured a job doing what in Chapter 8?
(a) Cleaning stables.
(b) Rolling cigars.
(c) Washing windows.
(d) Framing houses.

5. Why is the narrator returning to New York in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) A relative has just died.
(b) The meet an old friend.
(c) The cigar factory shut down.
(d) The World's Fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What speaker is described in Chapter 11 as surpassing the others in eloquence and in his representation of earnestness and faith?

2. The narrator is earning how much money per week after working at the cigar factory for three months in Chapter 5?

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

4. The narrator of the novel was born in a small town in what state?

5. The narrator’s harrowed state of mind and seasickness keeps him miserable on the ship for how long before it begins to lift in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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