Invisible Man Prologue and Ch. 1

The narrator opens the prologue by saying:

• He is a lost soul.

• He is downtrodden.

• He is invisible.

• He cannot really tell his story.

What song does the narrator reference in the prologue?

• The Spiritual "We Shall Overcome"

• Louis Armstrong's "Black and Blue"

• Gershwin's "I've Got Rhythm"

• Bach's "Ode to Joy"

What alarms the narrator's family about his grandfather's passing?

• No one knows who killed him.

• They no longer have enough money to send the narrator to college.

• His grandfather's last words.

• The illness may be hereditary.

What is the stated purpose of the narrator's visit to the hotel ballroom?

• participate in a battle royal

• give a speech

• ask for money for college

• the purpose was never stated

What word does the narrator accidentally include in his speech instead of "responsibility?"

• irresponsibility

• intractability

• awareness

• equality