They were blinded by their career in boxing.
Who is the prizefighter?
"You talked to her when we were together
Loved you at your worst, but that didn't matter
It took you two weeks to go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat, but you're still a _______"
What is a traitor?
This superheroine (female superhero) is featured on the Fantastic Four. Her real name is Sue Storm.
Who is the Invisible Woman?
This man gave our narrator 7 letters to give to 7 prominent men in New York.
Who is Dr. Bledsoe?
After the battle royal our narrator gives a speech and is given a brand new calfskin briefcase. This is inside of the briefcase.
What is a scholarship?
Our narrator could not see during this experimental surgery.
What is a Prefrontal Cortex Lobotomy?
This tool is used to join two or more pieces of paper together.
What is a stapler?
In Chapter 16 our narrator is called a racial slur by a woman and in another neighborhood is called a "New York black" while trying to throw something away. What was he trying to throw away?
What is a piggy/coin bank?
Our narrator was put in charge of showing this founder of the college around town.
Who is Mr. Norton?
Our narrator becomes the Brotherhood spokesman for this area of New York, depicted here below:
What is Harlem?
This character gave a speech in the chapel college but he wasn't talking about God.
Who is Reverend Barbee?
American Badass
Deadman Inc.
Deadman Walking
The Phenom
The Lord of Darkness
Who is the Undertaker?
This is the bar that Brother Jack takes our narrator to instead of the Cthonian (the Brotherhood meeting space). A painting like this one is featured there:
What is El Toro?
This man was asked to leave town because he raped his own daughter. The white people in town pay him money to stay.
Who is Jim Trueblood?
Brother Clifton is nearly stabbed by this man. He speaks with a Jamaican accent and leads the black nationalist movement in Harlem.
Who is Ras the Exhorter?
Twelve men enter, one man wins; no one really wins: the carpet is electrified, the coins are just old brass buttons, and only one person will get a new briefcase and scholarship.
What is the battle royal?
First word: It's a powder that you mix with water, milk, or other liquid after your workout.
Second word: Someone who shakes something
What is a protein shaker?
Brother Jack wants our narrator to become the NEXT _________________.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
On the outskirts of town there is one of these: _____________. Typically these house people who are mentally unstable.
What is the insane asylum?
This man worked at Liberty Paints and betrayed our narrator after biting him with his dentures.
Who is Lucius Brockaway?
What is eviction?
This popular oatmeal brand features a historical religious figure from the 17th century.
What is a quaker?
Black people, Latin people, Asian people, and white people are all part of a group. What are these groups?
What is race?
What is racial identity?
This brothel was in the same town as the college. Our narrator took Mr. Norton there for a little whiskey and they got a little more than they bargained for.
What is the Golden Day?
At the end of the battle royal, our narrator has to fight this man. Inevitably, our narrator loses.
Who is Tatlock?