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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Brother Tarp on a chain gang?
(a) Because he had lied to white people
(b) Because he had dared to say the word no.
(c) Because he had betrayed his people
(d) Because he had betrayed his white master

2. What truth is revealed about the Brotherhood in Chapter 22?
(a) That their goal is to use black politics to further their own interests
(b) That they are really only interested in black people
(c) That they care nothing about the people
(d) That they have no real purpose

3. What does Dupre want to do prior to starting the fire?
(a) give people a chance to get their belongings
(b) Make sure the building is evacuated
(c) have the fire department standing by
(d) contact the newspapers

4. How does the narrator's meeting with Sybil backfire?
(a) She has no clue regarding the political purpose of the Brotherhood
(b) She is planning to tell Jack about his actions
(c) She wants to help him, but expects to share in his success
(d) He pretends he is trying to seduce her, but she doesn't resist.

5. Who is Rinehart?
(a) a runner
(b) a preacher
(c) A mysterious man with many roles
(d) a gambler

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

7. What do the elderly couple want to do that the marshals deny them?
(a) Give their belongings to people in the crowd
(b) Return to the apartment for something they forgot
(c) Remain in their apartment
(d) Return to the apartment for a last prayer

8. How does the narrator plan to overcome the white men of the Brotherhood?
(a) by appearing to agree with them
(b) by standing up to them
(c) by parting company with them
(d) by helping his own group take over the leadership positions

9. What object does Mary own that the narrator finds offensive?
(a) a bank in the shape of a black figurine
(b) a mask used in black rituals
(c) a figurine of a white leader
(d) a distorted figurine of a black leader

10. Why is the narrator unable to say much about Clifton?
(a) He really didn't know much about him
(b) Too much about Clifton was negative
(c) The Brotherhood had limited his topics
(d) He had been given too little time for the speech

11. What happens when the narrator wears the sunglasses?
(a) People think he is Rinehart
(b) People think is is Brother Maceo
(c) The bartender kicks him out for possession of a knife
(d) People cannot identify him

12. How does the Brotherhood regard Clifton?
(a) As a faceless member
(b) As a hero
(c) As a traitor
(d) As a martyr

13. What truth does the narrator discover about Brother Jack?
(a) He is a devotee of Dr. Bledsoe
(b) He has a glass eye
(c) He is a pawn of the white people
(d) He does not really believe in the Brotherhood

14. When has the narrator made most of his mistakes?
(a) When he has questioned other people's motives
(b) When he has failed to follow orders
(c) When he tried to follow other people's plans
(d) When he has stepped away from the ruling group

15. How does the narrator portray himself at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) As confused and frustrated
(b) As humbled and obedient
(c) As proud and defiant
(d) As determined and bold

Short Answer Questions

1. What assumption does Mary make regarding the source of the $100 given to her by the narrator?

2. In Chapter 14, why is Mary cooking cabbage?

3. Through his experiences, what has the narrator learned to value?

4. What apparent warning meets the narrator upon his return to Harlem

5. What does the narrator discover when he gets to the woman's apartment?

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