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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as was “fierce, eloquent and profane in his argument and, in a lower sense, there was a direct logic in what he said, which was convincing” in Chapter 10?
(a) Shiny.
(b) The Union soldier.
(c) The Jew.
(d) The Texan.

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

3. Where does the narrator describe spending many evenings and where “music there made [him] strangely reminiscent of my life in Connecticut” in Chapter 9?
(a) The Champs Elysees.
(b) The Grand Boulevards.
(c) The Grand Opera.
(d) The Hotel Continental.

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

5. The narrator claims in Chapter 8 that his section of New York is limited to how many blocks?
(a) 10.
(b) 42.
(c) 25.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man that the narrator befriends on the ship in Chapter 10 has what profession?

2. Where do the narrator and four of his companions go to seek a lodging-house after arriving in New York in Chapter 6?

3. What is a term used by the narrator to refer to a person who is born from one white parent and one black parent?

4. How much money does the narrator say that the most popular African American jockey of the day earns per year in Chapter 7?

5. How much money does the narrator say he has in his possession after their night at the “Club” in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author incorporate slave narratives in his descriptions of the South in Chapter 10?

2. What does the narrator do upon arriving in New York in Chapter 6?

3. Who hires the narrator as a patron in Chapter 7? What does the narrator do for his employer?

4. Where does the narrator go after returning to the United States in Chapter 10? Who does he meet?

5. How does the narrative distinguish the differences between the North and South regarding race relations?

6. How realistic are the hardships faced by African Americans as depicted in the narrative?

7. What happens to the wealthy widow in Chapter 8? Why?

8. How are the parties thrown by the millionaire described by the narrator in the novel?

9. How does the narrator describe the success of the Chinese restaurant under the “Club” in Chapter 7?

10. How is the millionaire described by the narrator? What does he look like?

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