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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The man that the narrator befriends on the ship in Chapter 10 has what profession?
(a) Banker.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Physician.
(d) Artist.

3. The millionaire offers to take the narrator to Europe with him instead of taking whom in Chapter 9?
(a) Red Head.
(b) Shiny.
(c) Walter.
(d) Joel Chandler Harris.

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

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.

6. 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) “Rich and enlightened.”
(b) “Proper and religious.”
(c) “Cosmopolitan and tolerant.”
(d) “Civilized and educated.”

7. What is a term used by the narrator to refer to a person who is born from one white parent and one black parent?
(a) Latino.
(b) Sicilian.
(c) Mulatto.
(d) Kiwi.

8. 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.

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

10. What is the profession of the “fat Jewish looking man” that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Cigar manufacturer.
(c) Shop owner.
(d) Banker.

11. The narrator claims in Chapter 10, “I have no doubt that the Negro would make a good Chinaman, with exception of” what?
(a) “The eyes.”
(b) “The ears.”
(c) “The pigtail.”
(d) “The mouth.”

12. What word from Chapter 7 means a frequent visitor to a place?
(a) Commoner.
(b) Truant.
(c) Guest.
(d) Habitué.

13. What is in the basement of the “Club” that the narrator goes to with his companions in Chapter 6?
(a) Hundreds of boxes.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A Chinese Chop-suey restaurant.
(d) A brothel.

14. Who was the author of The Souls of Black Folk?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) W. E. B. Du Bois.
(c) Zora Neale Hurston.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does the narrator say “stands for the conservatism, the solidarity, the utilitarianism” in Chapter 9?

2. Whose love from the opera Faust does the narrator describe as a mockery in Chapter 9?

3. Whom does the race discussion boil down to an argument between in the smoking train car in Chapter 10?

4. The narrator claims in Chapter 8 that his section of New York is limited to how many blocks?

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?

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