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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. Whose love from the opera Faust does the narrator describe as a mockery in Chapter 9?
(a) Marguerite’s.
(b) Valentine's.
(c) Siébel’s.
(d) Méphistophélès’s.

2. The narrator claims in Chapter 8 that his section of New York is limited to how many blocks?
(a) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 4.
(d) 42.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator claims in Chapter 8 that he “used to play whose "Wedding March" in a manner that never failed to arouse enthusiasm among the patrons of the "Club”?

2. The narrator describes the poker players as practicing what sort of politeness for each other in Chapter 6?

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

4. What is in the basement of the “Club” that the narrator goes to with his companions in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author incorporate slave narratives in his descriptions of the South in Chapter 10?

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

3. What does the narrator do upon arriving in New York in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

7. Where does the narrator go after returning to the United States in Chapter 10? Who does he meet?

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

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

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

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