Plot
What is the narrator's name?
He does not have a name
Who told the narrator to "agree 'em to death?"
The narrator's grandfather
What does the yams represent?
Southern black heritage
What word best describes the narrator before he joins the Brotherhood?
Naive
What happens to Tod Clifton after he leaves the Brotherhood?
He turns to selling "Sambo" dolls on the street
What is Brother Jack's mistress's name?
Emma
What does the "Sambo" doll represent?
Baggage of slavery, the obedient, thoughtless slave
What does the crowd chant during the narrator's speech in the boxing ring?
"No more dispossessing of the dispossessed!"
This is where Lucius Brockway thought the narrator had been when, in fact, he'd only gone to grab his lunch.
A union meeting
What is the name of the Reverend that preaches about the Founder at the chapel?
Reverend Barbee
What is a conflict between self-perception and projection of others?
Identity
The narrator's grandparents were "these" back in the 1800s
Slaves
What does the narrator see as the advantage of being invisible?
He can have multiple identities
Who is shot and killed by a police officer?
Tod Clifton
What does Brother Jack's glass eye represent?
Inability to see the true needs of the black community
Which United States president does Mr.Norton most resemble?
Thomas Jefferson (uses his legacy to cover up unsavory acts)
Why does the narrator turn against the Brotherhood?
He realizes the organization’s leadership never really valued his contribution to their collective work
A white woman who uses the narrator to act out a fantasy
Sybil
What does the gray tinge in the white paint at the paint factory represent?
Symbolizes the bland and homogenous result of mixing black and white cultures without respecting the unique qualities of each
A surreal figure who never appears in the book except by reputation
Rinehart