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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long do the narrator and the millionaire stay in Paris in Chapter 9?
2. How much money does the narrator say that the most popular African American jockey of the day earns per year in Chapter 7?
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?
4. What is the profession of the “fat Jewish looking man” that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10?
5. Where does the narrator go after leaving Nashville in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator describe the patrons of the club where he plays music in Chapter 6?
2. With whom does the narrator form a friendship on the ship to Boston in Chapter 10? What do they discuss?
3. How is ragtime music received in Europe, according to the narrator in Chapter 9?
4. What musical style does the narrator describe in depth in Chapter 5? When did this style emerge?
5. What have critics noted in regard to the relationship between the millionaire and the narrator in the novel?
6. Who hires the narrator as a patron in Chapter 7? What does the narrator do for his employer?
7. How did the author incorporate slave narratives in his descriptions of the South in Chapter 10?
8. Where do the millionaire and the narrator spend time in Europe in Chapter 9? What role does the narrator play in their relationship?
9. How does the narrator describe the success of the Chinese restaurant under the “Club” in Chapter 7?
10. How does the narrator describe the rooming house and landlord where he first stays in New York in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the narrator’s perception of personal identity when he arrives in Florida. How is his perception of the African Americans here different than in Georgia and in Connecticut? In what ways does the narrator incorporate himself into Spanish-speaking society in the South? How is he perceived by this ethnic minority?
Essay Topic 2
Define and identify motif in literature, and the motifs in the narrative. How does violence apply to the novel as a motif? In what ways does the narrator associate violence with the African American community? How does this differ from the white community?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the segregation of white and black clubs in New York during this time period in history. Were the whites who came to the black clubs ostracized? Why or why not? When were African Americans allowed into white clubs?
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