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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the nickname of the fourteen-year-old boy that the narrator befriends in Chapter 1?
(a) Black hair.
(b) Green eyes.
(c) Blue foot.
(d) Red Head.

2. What present does the narrator describe receiving from his father in Chapter 3?
(a) A fishing rod.
(b) A watch.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A piano.

3. The landlord of the boarding house in Chapter 5 makes approximately how many cigars per day?
(a) 60.
(b) 100.
(c) 220.
(d) 140.

4. How much money does the narrator put in his trunk while his fellow roommates sleep in Chapter 4?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $300.
(d) $100.

5. The narrator says in Chapter 4, “I have since learned that this ability to laugh heartily is, in part, the salvation of the American Negro; it does much to keep him from going the way of the” what?
(a) “Animals.”
(b) “Devil.”
(c) “White man.”
(d) “Indian.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Within how much time is the narrator accounted the fastest at pulling the long stems from tobacco leaves at the factory in Chapter 5?

2. What does the narrator describe growing along the edge of the fence by the vegetable garden in Chapter 1?

3. The narrator states in Chapter 2 that “a true artist can no more play upon the piano or violin without putting his whole body in accord with the emotions he is striving to express than a swallow can” do what?

4. The narrator claims in Chapter 1, “As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little” what?

5. Approximately how much money does the landlord at the boarding house earn per week, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

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