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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator claims in Chapter 1, “As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little” what?
(a) Patsy.
(b) Citizen.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Aristocrat.

2. What term from Chapter 5 refers to a government led by a committee of military leaders?
(a) Tribunal.
(b) Junta.
(c) Utopia.
(d) Revolution.

3. The narrator states in Chapter 4 that he stood for an hour watching four or five men saving what by the road?
(a) A dog.
(b) A child.
(c) A cart of vegetables.
(d) A mule.

4. Who does the narrator say stood at the head of his list of heroes for a long time in Chapter 2?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) King David.
(d) Jesus.

5. What does the narrator describe growing along the edge of the fence by the vegetable garden in Chapter 1?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Huckleberries.

6. To whom does the narrator say he became inseparable in school in Chapter 2?
(a) Shiny.
(b) Red Head.
(c) The Girl.
(d) Joel Chandler Harris.

7. Approximately how much money does the landlord at the boarding house earn per week, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) $35-40.
(b) $120-150.
(c) $80-100.
(d) $50-75.

8. Whose schoolwork did the narrator largely complete for him, as described in Chapter 2?
(a) Red Head’s.
(b) The Girl's.
(c) Walter's.
(d) Shiny's.

9. How does the narrator describe the chairs in the parlor at the rooming house where he arrives in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Cane-bottomed.
(b) A vibrant red color.
(c) Falling into disrepair.
(d) Made of sturdy oak.

10. What does the narrator describe surrounding the flowers in the front yard of his childhood home in Chapter 1?
(a) Cherry trees.
(b) Large rocks.
(c) A white picket fence.
(d) Glass bottles.

11. To what educational institution is the narrator headed in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Atlanta University.
(b) Boston University.
(c) Dallas University.
(d) New York University.

12. The narrator’s mother supported herself and her son by what means, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Growing vegetables.
(b) Tutoring students.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Giving violin lessons.

13. What does the tall man with the small, dark moustache drill a hole through in Chapter 1 as the narrator watches?
(a) A five-dollar silver piece.
(b) A two-dollar silver piece.
(c) A ten-dollar gold piece.
(d) A five-dollar gold piece.

14. How does the narrator say he changed his attitudes toward his peers after the discovery that he was biracial?
(a) He became more outspoken.
(b) He became more judgmental.
(c) He became more sympathetic.
(d) He became more reserved.

15. 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 industrial building.
(b) The mathematics building.
(c) The gymnasium.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money per week is the room that the narrator rents at the boarding house in the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. The narrator of the novel was born in a small town in what state?

3. The narrator states in Chapter 2 of his mother that he did not remember “ever having seen her with a book in her hand, with the exception of” what?

4. 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?

5. How much do the narrator and his companion each pay the waiter at the restaurant where they eat in Chapter 4?

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