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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does the narrator stay in Washington, D.C. in Chapter 10?
(a) 4-5 weeks.
(b) 2-3 weeks.
(c) 4-5 days.
(d) 9-10 days.

2. Where is the “slender be-spectacled young man” from that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Maine.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. To what does the narrator compare a massive iceberg viewed from the ship in Chapter 9?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A mesa.
(d) An opal.

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

5. What word does the narrator use in Chapter 6 meaning anything that transforms, purifies, or refines?
(a) Alembic.
(b) Tangible.
(c) Corrosive.
(d) Eclipse.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does the Texan take out and drink during the racial discussion in the train car in Chapter 10?

3. What food does the narrator describe as having the power of absorbing alcoholic liquors that have been taken into the stomach in Chapter 7?

4. According to the narrator, who claim made the Jubilee songs public?

5. What does the narrator claim the men gambling in the dice room are wearing in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does the narrator form a friendship on the ship to Boston in Chapter 10? What do they discuss?

2. What musical style does the narrator describe in depth in Chapter 5? When did this style emerge?

3. How is humor used in the slave narratives and in the novel?

4. How realistic are the hardships faced by African Americans as depicted in the narrative?

5. How does the narrator describe the patrons of the club where he plays music in Chapter 6?

6. How does the narrative distinguish the differences between the North and South regarding race relations?

7. With whom does the narrator discuss race relations while on the train in Chapter 10?

8. What happens to the wealthy widow in Chapter 8? Why?

9. What does the narrator get in exchange for his work for the millionaire in Europe? What are his impressions of the continent?

10. Who hires the narrator as a patron in Chapter 7? What does the narrator do for his employer?

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