Invisible Man - Battle Royal

The narrator overhears someone giving advice. Who did he overhear?

• his mother

• Tatlock

• his grandfather

• the mayor

The narrator is invited to ___at the "gathering of the town's leading white citizens".

• listen to a graduation speech

• participate in a boxing match

• repeat his graduation speech

• watch a boxing match

"Battle Royal" refers to

• the advice that the narrator is given

• the fight between the African-American young men

• the content of the graduation speech

At the conclusion of the boxing contest, ___

• the boys are forced to watch the exotic dancer

• the boys are tricked into being electrically shocked

• the boys are paid $10

• the boys are given college scholarships

The speech that the narrator recites is

• about the need for African-Americans to accept "social responsibility"

• about the need for white Americans to promote "racial equality"

• about the conflict between social responsibility and racial equality

After he recites his speech, the narrator is given

• $10 and a scholarship

• a briefcase and a scholarship

• $5, gold coins, and a scholarship

The general subject of the story is

• social class in America

• race relations in America

• the importance of higher education

• importance of African Americas protesting inequality

What emotion does the narrator feel towards the other boys at the Battle Royal?

• admiration

• distrust

• inferiority

• superiority

The boys are brought to the Battle Royal in order to

• give graduation speeches

• serve as entertainment

• serve as waiters

The narrator says that the Emancipation Proclamation has been built on a racial lie.

• True

• False