Trueblood
College
Golden Day
Harlem
Misc.
100

Who is Jim Trueblood? 

a man who lives near IMs college and is disgraced by everyone

100

Who is the president of IM's college? 

Dr. Bledsoe

100

Why does IM take Mr. Norton to the Golden Day? 

to get him some whiskey

100

Why did the narrator move to New York? 

Dr. Bledsoe sent him there after the incident with Mr. Norton

100

Why does the narrator call himself an invisible man? 

Others fail to see him 

200

Who gave Trueblood $100

Mr. Norton 

200

Who was the speaker at IM's college chapel? 

Homer A. Barbee

200

Who is in charge of the veterans at the Golden Day?

Supercargo 

200

Who is Mr. Emerson's secretary?

his son

200

What does Dr. Bledsoe's letter entail? 

IM was expelled and not to be let back into college, but he would like Mr. Emerson to have pity on him and give him a position. 

300

Why did the college shun Trueblood? 

He impregnated his daughter

300

Who is the Founder of the college based on? 

Booker T Washington

300

What happened to the veteran who mocked Mr. Norton and the college? 

He was transferred to a psychiatric facility in Washington, D.C.

300

Who takes IM into her home? 

Mary Rambo

300

What did IM have to add to the paint mix to make it white? 

Concentrated black drops

400

What is the name of Jim Trueblood's wife? 

Kate

400

What allusion does the narrator use to describe the Founder and his efforts toward the advancement of black Americans in society?

the allusion to Moses 

400

Who is the attendant on the bus ride toward NY?

Crenshaw

400

What is the company name of IM's first job in NYC?

Liberty Paints

400

What food did the narrator buy in Harlem?

Hot buttered yams