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

2. How many years has it been since the narrator has seen his father when he encounters him in Chapter 9?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 14 years.

3. When was Frederick Douglass born?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1818.

4. What food does the narrator describe as having the power of absorbing alcoholic liquors that have been taken into the stomach in Chapter 7?
(a) Meatloaf.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Chop-suey.
(d) Lasagna.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Where does the narrator describe spending many evenings and where “music there made [him] strangely reminiscent of my life in Connecticut” in Chapter 9?

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

5. Where does the man that the narrator befriends on the ship ask him to stop for two or three days in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the draw of New York in Chapter 6? What imagery is used?

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

3. What are the narrator’s impressions of the African Americans he meets in the rural South in Chapter 10?

4. What have critics noted in regard to the relationship between the millionaire and the narrator in the novel?

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

6. Where do the millionaire and the narrator spend time in Europe in Chapter 9? What role does the narrator play in their relationship?

7. How are the parties thrown by the millionaire described by the narrator in the novel?

8. How does the narrator describe the success of the Chinese restaurant under the “Club” in Chapter 7?

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

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

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