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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What animal does the narrator look for on the iceberg in Chapter 9?
(a) A polar bear.
(b) A penguin.
(c) An otter.
(d) A marmot.

3. What is in the basement of the “Club” that the narrator goes to with his companions in Chapter 6?
(a) A butcher shop.
(b) A brothel.
(c) Hundreds of boxes.
(d) A Chinese Chop-suey restaurant.

4. According to the author in Chapter 10, “Southerners are very much like” who “in that they must talk”?
(a) Frenchmen.
(b) Englishmen.
(c) Russians.
(d) Spaniards.

5. What genre of music does the narrator first hear at the “Club” in Chapter 6?
(a) Gospel.
(b) Reggae.
(c) Blues.
(d) Ragtime.

6. Where do the narrator and the millionaire walk and sit in chairs along the sidewalk in Chapter 9?
(a) The Grand Boulevards.
(b) The Hotel Continental.
(c) The Champs Elysees.
(d) The Grand Opra.

7. What does the Texan take out and drink during the racial discussion in the train car in Chapter 10?
(a) Milk.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Water.
(d) Coffee.

8. Where is the “slender be-spectacled young man” from that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maine.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Ohio.

9. The narrator compares New York City to a great _________ at the gate of the country in Chapter 6?
(a) Serpent.
(b) Devil.
(c) Troll.
(d) Witch.

10. At what institution does the narrator spend a day in Nashville in Chapter 10?
(a) Nashville State University.
(b) Howard University.
(c) Fisk University.
(d) The University of Tennessee.

11. What adjective from Chapter 6 means capable of or successful in producing an intended result?
(a) Indigenous.
(b) Efficacious.
(c) Platonic.
(d) Erroneous.

12. How much money does the narrator say he has in his possession after their night at the “Club” in Chapter 8?
(a) $125.
(b) $65.
(c) $300.
(d) $5.

13. At what time do the narrator and the millionaire arrive at Saint Lazare in Chapter 9?
(a) 9:15 p.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 8:45 a.m.
(d) 2:30 a.m.

14. Where had the Union soldier invested capital, according to the narrator in Chapter 10?
(a) Richland.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Atlanta.

15. The narrator claims that he did not feel at ease until the ship was where in Chapter 9?
(a) Out of the New York Harbor.
(b) Boston.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Reykjavik.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his stay in Paris, the narrator usually goes to the theater and ends up at the big café located where in Chapter 9?

2. The narrator claims in Chapter 8 that his section of New York is limited to how many blocks?

3. What character in the book is killed at the end of Chapter 8?

4. The narrator states in Chapter 10, “It is the spirit of the South to defend everything belonging to it. The North is too” what “for such a spirit”?

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

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