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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character in the book is killed at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) The Jew.
(b) The Texan.
(c) The Millionaire.
(d) The Widow.

2. Where does the man that the narrator befriends on the ship ask him to stop for two or three days in Chapter 10?
(a) Miami.
(b) Boston.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Atlanta.

3. How many years has it been since the narrator has seen his father when he encounters him in Chapter 9?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 2 years.

4. What does the narrator claim the men gambling in the dice room are wearing in Chapter 6?
(a) Linen dusters.
(b) Overalls.
(c) Sombreros.
(d) Suits.

5. The man that the narrator befriends on the ship in Chapter 10 studied at what university?
(a) The University of Georgia.
(b) Howard University.
(c) Fisk University.
(d) The University of Florida.

6. Who collected the Uncle Remus stories in the narrative?
(a) The Texan.
(b) The widow.
(c) Joel Chandler Harris.
(d) The Millionaire.

7. What is a term used by the narrator to refer to a person who is born from one white parent and one black parent?
(a) Mulatto.
(b) Sicilian.
(c) Kiwi.
(d) Latino.

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

9. Where does the narrator go after leaving Nashville in Chapter 10?
(a) New York City.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Denver.
(d) Richmond.

10. According to the narrator, who claim made the Jubilee songs public?
(a) The Fisk singers.
(b) Red Head.
(c) Shiny.
(d) The Millionaire.

11. The narrator’s harrowed state of mind and seasickness keeps him miserable on the ship for how long before it begins to lift in Chapter 9?
(a) 2-3 days.
(b) 3-4 days.
(c) 1-2 days.
(d) 4-5 days.

12. 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) Tobacco.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Opium.
(d) Marijuana.

13. How long do the narrator and the millionaire stay in Paris in Chapter 9?
(a) 27-28 weeks.
(b) 14-15 months.
(c) 6-7 days.
(d) 2-3 days.

14. The Union soldier says in Chapter 10, “After all, racial supremacy is merely a matter of” what?
(a) “Dates in history.”
(b) “Political power.”
(c) “Morality.”
(d) “Current events.”

15. Where is the narrator headed by ship in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Boston.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Columbus.

Short Answer Questions

1. The “white-mustached, well dressed man” that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10 fought in what war?

2. Where is the “tall, rawboned, red-faced man” from that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10?

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 9, “A French child with a vocabulary of two hundred words can express more spoken ideas than a student of French can with a knowledge of” how many?

4. How much money does the narrator lose on his second trip to the gambling house in Chapter 8?

5. The millionaire offers to take the narrator to Europe with him instead of taking whom in Chapter 9?

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