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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character in the book is killed at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) The Widow.
(b) The Texan.
(c) The Jew.
(d) The Millionaire.

2. How many words does the narrator compile a list of in French as being “necessary” in Chapter 9?
(a) 180.
(b) 575.
(c) 300.
(d) 65.

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) Whiskey.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Opium.

4. What genre of music does the narrator first hear at the “Club” in Chapter 6?
(a) Blues.
(b) Gospel.
(c) Ragtime.
(d) Reggae.

5. How long do the narrator and the millionaire stay in Paris in Chapter 9?
(a) 2-3 days.
(b) 27-28 weeks.
(c) 14-15 months.
(d) 6-7 days.

6. What is not allowed at the “Club,” according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) Loitering.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Women.
(d) Solicitation.

7. What does the narrator buy for the women who give him French lessons at the café in Chapter 9?
(a) Wine and cheese.
(b) Coffee and cake.
(c) Croissants and coffee.
(d) Beer and cigarettes.

8. The narrator compares New York City to a great _________ at the gate of the country in Chapter 6?
(a) Troll.
(b) Serpent.
(c) Witch.
(d) Devil.

9. Who collected the Uncle Remus stories in the narrative?
(a) The widow.
(b) The Millionaire.
(c) The Texan.
(d) Joel Chandler Harris.

10. Where had the Union soldier invested capital, according to the narrator in Chapter 10?
(a) Richland.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) Atlanta.

11. At what hotel do the narrator and the millionaire stay in Paris in Chapter 9?
(a) The Hotel Continental.
(b) The Champs Elysees.
(c) The Grand Opera.
(d) The Grand Boulevards.

12. 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?
(a) Caucasian.
(b) Latino.
(c) Arabian.
(d) Anglo-Saxon.

13. The narrator describes the poker players as practicing what sort of politeness for each other in Chapter 6?
(a) Platonic.
(b) Orwellian.
(c) Aristotelian.
(d) Chesterfieldian.

14. According to the narrator, who claim made the Jubilee songs public?
(a) Red Head.
(b) The Millionaire.
(c) Shiny.
(d) The Fisk singers.

15. Whom does the race discussion boil down to an argument between in the smoking train car in Chapter 10?
(a) The Jew and the Texan.
(b) Walter and the Jew.
(c) The Union soldier and the Jew.
(d) The Union soldier and the Texan.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare a massive iceberg viewed from the ship in Chapter 9?

2. Where do the narrator and four of his companions go to seek a lodging-house after arriving in New York in Chapter 6?

3. By what mode of transportation do the narrator and the millionaire arrive in Paris in Chapter 9?

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

5. The man that the narrator befriends on the ship in Chapter 10 studied at what university?

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