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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bledsoe tells the narrator that he should not worry about
(a) being punished
(b) acting like a fool
(c) being kicked out of school
(d) pride and dignity

2. After whom does the narrator say he wants to pattern himself?
(a) Booker T Washington
(b) Dr, Bledsoe
(c) The Founder
(d) Mr. Norton

3. How is the paint symbolic?
(a) It symbolizes purity and correctness
(b) It symbolizes society's ability to cover evils
(c) It symbolizes work and success
(d) It is white, reminding the narrator of the slogan, Keep America Pure with Liberty Paints.

4. What does the unnamed man at the party ask the narrator to do?
(a) sing a spiritual
(b) sign a commitment
(c) give a speech
(d) dance

5. Which of the following two concepts, in combination, does Ellison see as a "raft of hope."
(a) art and democracy
(b) equality and art
(c) democracy and truth
(d) compassion and equality

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following represents the narrator's philosophy?

2. What does the narrator notice at the funeral that he would like to exploit?

3. What is the narrator accused of when he tries to dispose of the figurine?

4. What does the cord in chapter 11 symbolize?

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

(see the answer key)

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