Ralph Ellison Invisible Man

Who does the narrator encounter on the bus in Chapter 7?

• Dr. Bledsoe

• The Veteran from Golden Day

• Mr. Norton

• Brother Jack

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What advice did the man on the bus give the narrator in Chapter 7?

• To go back to the collage

• To live with your head in the lions mouth

• To be his own father/ the world is possibility

• To keep away from Dr. Bledsoe

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does the narrator feel towards the man on the bus in Chapter 7? Chose the one that best applies.

• The narrator does not pay attention to the man on the bus at all

• The narrator does not like the man on the bus at all and tells him to be quiet several times

• The narrator loves to hear the man on the bus speak

• The narrator is as first annoyed but when the man leaves he feels loneliness

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What makes the narrator feel so homesick in Chapter 8?

• The recommendation letters

• The books he had from the collage

• The memory of the statue on the collage campus

• His Bible

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the narrator have to do to get the men to notice his letters in Chapter 8?

• The narrator tells the secretary that its an important matter

• The narrator walks into the room and hands the letter to the man in person

• The narrator introduces himself on the letter associating himself with Dr. Bledsoe

• The narrator comes back later in the day hoping that the man will be less busy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which best describes the thoughts the narrator had toward the end of Chapter 8?

• The narrator is worried because he does not have enough money to continue paying for his apartment.

• The narrator feels as though he is playing in some type of scheme in which he did not understand. He felt that Mr. Norton and Dr. Beldsoe were behind it.

• The narrator feels as though he will not get a letter back from any of the men and will eventually have to leave New York.

• The narrator is worried that something will happen to him on his way home

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the narrator boost his confidence in Chapter 8?

• By thinking about Dr. Bledsoe

• By going out and seeing the restaurants in Harlem

• By laying out all his recommendation letters to feel better about himself

• By remembering that he was in Harlem and that was a good place for black people to thrive

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the man offer the narrator at the restaurant in Chapter 9?

• Pork chops and grits

• Bagel and cream cheese

• Toast and orange juice

• Egg and grits

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why did the narrator feel offended at what the man offered him at the restaurant

• The was offended at the fact that he assumed he was fro up north

• He narrator was mad that the man had assumed he was black

• The narrator was allergic to what the man offered him

• He was offended at the fact that he assumed he was from the south

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Who is the secretary in Chapter 9?

• Mr. Norton's daughter

• Mr. Emerson

• Mr. Emerson's son

• Dr. Bledsoe's son

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9