Invisible Man Quiz Prologue to Chapter 7

What is the central theme of the novel?

• The importance of education

• Southern life and culture

• Identity conflict and race

• To get Dr. Bledsoe back and take his job

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Prologue

What is the significance of the excessive amount of lightbulbs in the Prologue?

• Light exposes truth

• The narrator wants to be seen

• The narrator has a grudge with the light company

• The narrator uses them to heat his place

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Prologue

What is ironic about the narrator's encounter with the blonde man?

• The blonde man apologized for his wrong

• The narrator didn't kill him because he was white

• The narrator called the police on the white man

• The headline read he was mugged by an "invisible man"

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Prologue

What advice does the narrator's grandfather tell him on his deathbed?

• To maintain 2 identities (Pleasing & Bitter)

• Be a traitor and spy, like himself

• Continue to conform to society because it's the right way

• Ignore the black community

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Chapter 1

How were the fighters at the "Battle Royale" metaphorically blind?

• They couldn't see each other during the fight

• They were their for entertainment

• They were made to turn on each other

• They were going to win prize money

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Chapter 1

Who is the Founder in the statue supposed to represent?

• Jim Crow

• Booker T. Washington

• Dr. Martin Luther King

• Ralph Ellison

Who is Mr. Norton?

• White trustee

• Obsessed with his legacy

• An advocate for racial equality

• Disgusted by the Trueblood

What is the juxtaposition in the conversation between the Narrator, Mr. Norton, and Trueblood.

• Norton and Trueblood are opposites yet share similarities

• The Narrator dislikes Trueblood for what he is

• Norton and Trueblood are opposites

• The Narrator and Trueblood are the same

Why is Trueblood allowed to stay on his farm considering what he did?

• People feel sorry for him

• He reflects poorly on the Black community

• He has nowhere to go

• The Black community protects him

What upsets the Narrator about some of the people at the Golden Day?

• They're crazy

• They drink too much

• They don't trust Mr. Norton

• No matter your life path, you can end up there