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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator becomes dizzy at the thought that true saviors might actually be where?
(a) disguised in the literature books
(b) crippled within the limits of organizations
(c) outside history
(d) in the history books

2. What is ironic about the narrator's dance with Emma?
(a) The veteran doctor had predicted that the narrator would dance with a white woman.
(b) She is the first white woman he ever danced with.
(c) He is the only black man she dances with at the party.
(d) He had at first refused the offer to dance with her.

3. The narrator wants Clifton's funeral to focus on which of the following?
(a) His accomplishments as part of the Brotherhood
(b) what his loss will mean to the Brotherhood
(c) The meaning of his life
(d) The acts that led to his death

4. What is happening in Harlem?
(a) The community is in a riot
(b) The people have burned down the district office
(c) The police have taken over.
(d) The Brotherhood has taken over.

5. In Chapter 14, why is Mary cooking cabbage?
(a) It's a reminder of the south
(b) It's all she can afford
(c) The narrator has asked for it.
(d) She thinks it will please the narrator.

6. What does the narrator discover when he gets to the woman's apartment?
(a) her husband is dead
(b) the woman is divorced
(c) the woman is single
(d) Her husband is away

7. 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 have no real purpose
(c) That they care nothing about the people
(d) That they are really only interested in black people

8. What realization does the narrator have in Chapter 21?
(a) That the Brotherhood does not really care about people
(b) That the members of the crowd are individuals
(c) That the Brotherhood has its own agenda
(d) That the Brotherhood is just using him.

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

10. What truth about the Brotherhood does the narrator realize in Chapter 20?
(a) That great strides have already been made
(b) That their efforts are unappreciated
(c) That the Brotherhood is about to disappear
(d) That very little has been accomplished

11. What is the symbolic association of the arena in Chapter 16?
(a) a famous black speaker was killed there
(b) a famous boxer lost his sight
(c) people of both colors gather there
(d) a crooked politician had been exposed

12. What does the figurine symbolize?
(a) freedom
(b) slavery
(c) racism
(d) money

13. What vision comes to the narrator's mind when he sees the elderly couple being evicted?
(a) His mother hanging out the wash
(b) Mr. Trueblood's two pregnant women
(c) His grandfather on his death bed
(d) the Battle Royal

14. What is in the narrator's briefcase?
(a) a white hat
(b) his green spectacles
(c) Mary's bank
(d) his cash

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator try to hide the figurine from Mary?

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

3. How does the narrator react to the dolls that are being sold by Clifton?

4. After whom does the narrator say he wants to pattern himself?

5. What fault does Emma find with the narrator?

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