Chapter 15 Quiz — Invisible Man

by Ralph Ellison

Comprehension Quiz: Chapter 15

Who is responsible for training the narrator in the Brotherhood's ideology?

Brother Jack, the Brotherhood's charismatic leader and chief organizer
Brother Hambro, a white intellectual who serves as the chief theoretician
Brother Tarp, a longtime Harlem activist and community organizer
Brother Wrestrum, a senior member of the Brotherhood's executive committee

What is the narrator's assigned role after completing his training?

Chief editor of the Brotherhood's Harlem newspaper and publications
Community liaison between the Brotherhood and local politicians in Harlem
Chief spokesman for the Brotherhood in Harlem, tasked with recruitment
Regional treasurer responsible for managing the Brotherhood's Harlem funds

How does the crowd respond to the narrator's Harlem rally speech?

They listen quietly and leave without significant reaction or engagement
They respond with mounting enthusiasm, rising to their feet and cheering
They become hostile and begin arguing among themselves about the message
They are initially excited but grow bored as the speech continues too long

What specific word does Brother Jack use to criticize the narrator's speech?

He calls the speech "reckless," suggesting the narrator endangered the Brotherhood's mission
He calls the speech "amateurish," implying the narrator lacks professional speaking ability
He calls the speech "wild," a word loaded with racial implications about Black expression
He calls the speech "sentimental," arguing it appealed to feelings rather than intellect

Why does the Brotherhood's leadership criticize the narrator despite the rally's success?

They believe his speech recruited the wrong type of members to the organization
They are upset that he spoke too long and exceeded the allotted time for the event
They accuse him of relying too heavily on emotion rather than the Brotherhood's scientific ideology
They suspect he is secretly working against the Brotherhood's interests in Harlem

What does the Brotherhood's leadership declare about their relationship to public opinion?

They say public opinion must be carefully surveyed before any policy decisions are made
They say their job is not to ask the people what they think but to tell them what to think
They say the people's voices must be amplified through the Brotherhood's organizational structure
They say public opinion is the foundation upon which all Brotherhood policy must be built

How does the narrator's Brotherhood training parallel his earlier education?

Both institutions encourage the narrator to develop his unique voice and perspective
Both institutions use education to reshape his thinking to serve institutional purposes
Both institutions prepare him for independent leadership roles in his community
Both institutions reward his genuine intellectual ability with increasing freedom

What does the Brotherhood ultimately want from the narrator?

His original ideas and fresh perspective on the Brotherhood's approach to Harlem
His connections to Harlem's political establishment and community leaders
His rhetorical power channeled through approved ideological frameworks, not his individuality
His financial contributions and ability to raise funds from the Harlem community

What central irony defines the events of Chapter 15?

The narrator fails at public speaking despite months of intensive rhetorical training
The narrator is punished for achieving exactly the results the Brotherhood wanted
Brother Hambro privately disagrees with the ideology he is required to teach
The Harlem community rejects the Brotherhood despite the narrator's powerful speech

What makes the narrator's rally speech so effective?

His strict adherence to the Brotherhood's approved talking points and theoretical framework
His combination of Hambro's training with authentic emotional power drawn from lived experience
His use of humor and storytelling techniques he learned at the Southern college
His dramatic reading of passages from the Brotherhood's official literature and manifestos

What happens to the narrator after the committee's criticism?

He is expelled from the Brotherhood and forced to return to his previous life
He is promoted to a higher position as a reward for the rally's practical success
He is sent back to Brother Hambro for additional ideological training and re-education
He is reassigned to a different city where his emotional style will be better received

How does Chapter 15 connect to the novel's overarching theme of invisibility?

The narrator physically hides from the Brotherhood to avoid further criticism and punishment
The Brotherhood refuses to see the narrator as an individual, treating him as a tool for its agenda
The Harlem crowd fails to notice the narrator on stage during the rally speech
Brother Hambro teaches the narrator techniques for becoming socially invisible in public

What literary device does Ellison use in contrasting the rally scene with the committee meeting?

Extended metaphor comparing the Brotherhood to a religious institution seeking converts
Flashback sequences that interrupt the narrative to recall the narrator's college days
Contrasting prose styles — escalating rhythm for the rally versus clipped bureaucratic language for the meeting
Stream of consciousness narration that reveals the narrator's fragmented mental state

What emotional state is the narrator left in at the end of Chapter 15?

He is completely confident in his role and eager to continue working for the Brotherhood
He is furious and has already decided to leave the Brotherhood permanently
He is suspended between loyalty and doubt, still committed but no longer fully trusting
He is indifferent to the Brotherhood and focused solely on his personal ambitions

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