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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What truth does the vet tell to the narrator that the narrator does not yet understand?
(a) That he should not be afraid of white men
(b) That he is invisible
(c) That the white men are trying to destroy him
(d) That he is doomed to failure

2. What does the narrator recall having been given instead of a cigarette?
(a) liquor
(b) marijuana
(c) a cigar
(d) a beating

3. What surprising development does the narrator experience when he attends a committee meeting?
(a) He is ordered to sever his membership
(b) He is refused admission
(c) He is urged to speak
(d) He is accused of betrayal

4. What does the man in Emerson's office imply after reading the letter given him by the narrator?
(a) That Mr. Emerson is the wrong person to help the narrator.
(b) That that narrator has already seen Mr. Emerson.
(c) That the narrator is in fact someone else.
(d) That the narrator wrote the letters himself

5. How does the narrator's grandfather regard his own meekness?
(a) He is proud of his choices.
(b) He considers himself a victim
(c) He considers himself a coward.
(d) He considers himself a traitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator unable to say much about Clifton?

2. What makes the narrator think that his night with the white woman was a trap?

3. What does the narrator fear is the reason for his inability to get an appointment with the trustees?

4. What bit of advice from the young Mr. Emerson does the narrator actually heed?

5. How does the vet react when Mr. Norton tries to explain his interest in the college?

(see the answer key)

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