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Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapters 2–3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapters 12–15
Chapters 16–17
Chapters 18–19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–23
Chapters 24–Epilogue
Characters
Character List
The Narrator
Brother Jack
Ras the Exhorter
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Racism
Blindness
Duplicity
Quotes By Section
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapters 2 and 3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapters 12-15
Chapters 16-17
Chapters 18-19
Chapters 20-21
Chapters 22-23
Chapter 24-Epilogue
Quotes By Character
The Narrator
Ras the Exhorter
Brother Jack
Tod Clifton
Sybil
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapters 2-3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapters 12-15
Chapters 16-17
Chapters 18-19
Chapters 20-21
Chapters 22-23
Chapters 24-Epilogue
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Chapters 7-9 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 7-9 Quiz
1
of 5
What is the name of the establishment where the narrator takes a room upon first arriving in New York?
The Golden Day
The Men's House
The Brotherhood
The Bear's Den
2
of 5
Upon arriving in New York, the narrator is astonished to see a black police officer ___.
Riding a horse
Beating up a loiterer
Directing traffic
Eating a pork chop
3
of 5
During his first days in New York, the narrator delivers all the letters of recommendation except the one addressed to ___.
Mr. Emerson
Mr. Clifton
Mr. Wheatstraw
Mr. Crenshaw
4
of 5
At the New York deli, why does the narrator choose not to order the breakfast special the waiter suggests?
He's not hungry
He hates grits
He's insulted
He has no money
5
of 5
Who reveals to the narrator the true contents of his letters of recommendation?
The black veteran
Mr. Emerson's son
Peter Wheatstraw
Dr. Bledsoe's secretary
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