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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fault does Emma find with the narrator?
(a) He isn't black enough.
(b) He has no money to contribute
(c) He probably won't fit in with the group
(d) He is too indecisive

2. What is the real purpose of the Reverend's speech?
(a) To help the students appreciate the Founder's real sacrifice
(b) To create a sense of awe in relation to Dr. Bledsoe
(c) To indoctrinate the students regarding the religion of the college.
(d) To help the students understand how important the college is to the black community.

3. What, ironically, makes the narrator's white bosses distrustful of him?
(a) his lack of experience
(b) his attitude
(c) his color
(d) his background and education

4. The main conflict of Ellison's original story revolves around
(a) imperialism
(b) problems associated with war
(c) racial tension
(d) national poverty

5. The veteran doctor claims to have been beaten for what?
(a) saving a life
(b) getting drunk
(c) failing to fulfil his duty
(d) returning to the states

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the yams symbolize?

2. What does Trueblood's story suggest about the white men at the jail house?

3. What is Trueblood's explanation of the rape of his daughter?

4. With what animal does the narrator compare Brother Jack?

5. What does the doctor mean when he says they "picked poor robin clean"?

(see the answer key)

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