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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what mode of transportation do the narrator and the millionaire arrive in Paris in Chapter 9?
(a) Plane.
(b) Boat.
(c) Train.
(d) Automobile.

2. What nickname does the narrator give to the boy in his class whose face he describes as “black as night, but shone as though it was polished” in Chapter 1?
(a) Shiny.
(b) Red head.
(c) Blue Eyes.
(d) Onyx.

3. 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.

4. The narrator says that when he was shown about the grounds of the university, he was especially interested in what building in Chapter 4?
(a) The mathematics building.
(b) The library.
(c) The gymnasium.
(d) The industrial building.

5. Whom does the narrator describe as “a bright young fellow who was himself a student” that he talks with on the train ride in Chapter 4?
(a) A breeder.
(b) A shoe shiner.
(c) A horse breeder.
(d) A Pullman car porter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator have for breakfast that is described as “boiled to the consistency where it could be eaten with a fork” in Chapter 4?

2. It is the narrator’s duty to bring what to the tall man with the small, dark moustache when he visits in Chapter 1?

3. How old is the narrator when his mother decides to enter him into public school?

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

5. What term from Chapter 5 refers to a government led by a committee of military leaders?

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