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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator go to the white woman's apartment in Chapter 19?
(a) to seduce her
(b) to meet her husband
(c) because she has seduced him
(d) to discuss ideologies

2. What makes the narrator think that his night with the white woman was a trap?
(a) He dimly remembers the appearance of another man
(b) Other women seem to want to
(c) The woman does not want him to return
(d) The Brotherhood is mysteriously silent regarding his activities

3. How does the narrator describe the students as they enter the chapel?
(a) They enter the chapel with resentment and fear.
(b) They enter with the love a captured people has for their conquerors.
(c) They enter with dread and hesitation.
(d) They enter the chapel joyfully.

4. What does the narrator want to do in Chapter 12?
(a) spend time alone
(b) get a new job
(c) marry Mary Rambo
(d) make speeches

5. Why does Mary Rambo want to take the narrator home?
(a) To take advantage of him
(b) She is in love with him
(c) To take care of him
(d) She needs the company

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had predicted the narrator's relationship with the white woman?

2. Why does the narrator dump slush on a man's head?

3. Why does the Reverend Barbee trip over Dr. Bledsoe?

4. According to Reverend Barbee, why does Dr. Bledsoe enjoy a position of apparent power?

5. The narrator's need to give speeches is an example of what literary device?

(see the answer key)

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