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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. What does the narrator buy for the women who give him French lessons at the café in Chapter 9?

2. How many words does the narrator compile a list of in French as being “necessary” in Chapter 9?

3. The narrator claims in Chapter 10, “I have no doubt that the Negro would make a good Chinaman, with exception of” what?

4. What is not allowed at the “Club,” according to the narrator in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

4. How is the millionaire described by the narrator? What does he look like?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define irony and the different forms of irony used in literature. What is dramatic irony and how does it apply to the novel? What are examples of irony in Chapter 5? What is ironic about the narrator’s perceptions of personal and racial identity in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of segregation in the South, and particularly in Georgia. When were the Jim Crow laws enacted? When were they repealed? How did these laws influence society in the South? What segregation does the narrator experience before going to the South?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the popular dance called the cake-walk. When did this dance originate? How did it evolve over time? What does the narrator say in praise of the dance in Chapter 5?

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