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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The “white-mustached, well dressed man” that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10 fought in what war?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Revolutionary War.
(d) The War of 1812.

2. The man that the narrator befriends on the ship in Chapter 10 has what profession?
(a) Physician.
(b) Banker.
(c) Artist.
(d) Teacher.

3. In describing New York, the narrator states, “To some natures this stimulant of life in a great city becomes a thing as binding and necessary as” being addicted to what substance?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Opium.
(d) Whiskey.

4. How much money does the narrator say that the most popular African American jockey of the day earns per year in Chapter 7?
(a) $8,200.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $6,500.
(d) $12,000.

5. What does the narrator have for breakfast that is described as “so light and flaky that a fellow with any appetite at all would have no difficulty in disposing of eight or ten” in Chapter 4?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Biscuits.
(c) Blueberry muffins.
(d) Pancakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that when he was shown about the grounds of the university, he was especially interested in what building in Chapter 4?

2. What is in the basement of the “Club” that the narrator goes to with his companions in Chapter 6?

3. The narrator describes the poker players as practicing what sort of politeness for each other in Chapter 6?

4. The narrator’s companion tells him in Chapter 4 that all of the “respectable coloured people” eat where?

5. The narrator claims in Chapter 10, “I have no doubt that the Negro would make a good Chinaman, with exception of” what?

(see the answer key)

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