Chapter 1
What are the main themes explored in this chapter?
Invisibility, The Power of Words, Dehumanization, or Blindness
Does the narrator tell Mr. Norton when the cabins were built?
Yes, the narrator tells Mr. Norton that the cabins were built in the time of slavery.
What kind of alcohol is given to Mr. Norton?
Mr. Norton is given a drink from Halley's private brandy stock.
Who is Dr. Bledsoe?
The college president
Who advised the narrator’s father that the way to deal with whites is to “agree ‘em to death and destruction”?
The narrator's grandfather
Does Jim Trueblood say that he and his family have been mistreated by the local whites?
No, In fact, they have been helped out quite a bit by white people.
In his excitement, what does the narrator have an urge to do when he sees Supercargo being beaten?
When he sees Supercargo being beaten, the narrator felt such a feeling of excitement that he wants to join in.
What is the Reverend Barbee’s first name?
Homer
During the battle royal, what do the participants have to do while blindfolded?
Beat each other
Who most wants to meet Jim Trueblood, the narrator or Mr. Norton?
Mr. Norton
Why does the vet send the narrator out of the room where he is treating Mr. Norton?
To get a glass of water.
In the story told by Reverend Barbee, the college’s founder nearly died after a cousin ___
Splashed him with lye
After the battle royal, what is in the calfskin briefcase that the narrator receives?
A College Scholarship
What writer does Mr. Norton talk about with the narrator?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whose car does the narrator claim to be driving, in order to get the veterans out of the way?
In order to get the veterans out of the road, the narrator claims that he has General Pershing in the car.
What does the college president pick up while threatening to discipline the narrator?
A leg shackle
At the battle royal, what does the naked white woman have painted on her stomach?
The American Flag
What does Jim Trueblood say the college has done for them?
Jim Trueblood tells Mr. Norton and the narrator that the college has tried to push them off their land, and make them move away.
Why does Halley refuse to give or sell the narrator a drink?
Halley refuses to allow the narrator to bring a drink outside because there are some people who are trying to shut his place down, he says.
How many sealed letters of recommendation does the narrator retrieve before leaving school for New York?
Seven