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Invisible Man Questions Chapters 17-18

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1. Articulate the ideal that Brother Jack explains to the protagonist on page 359.

2. What new assignment is the protagonist give when he finishes his study under Hambro?

3. Clarify the instructions that he is given for this new position.

4. Who is Brother Clifton?

5. Who is Ras the Exhorter?

6. What does Brother Jack tell Brother Clifton the Brotherhood is against?

7. Explain the confrontation between Brother Clifton and Ras the Exhorter that occurs at the rally. What are some of the things that Ras says to Clifton and asks Clifton?

8. How does Clifton respond to Ras? What does he tell Ras?

9. How does the protagonist compare himself to Fredrick Douglas?

10. Clarify the advice that is in the letter the protagonist receives in Chapter 18.

11. What is the slogan that the protagonist develops for the Brotherhood?

12. What special gift does Brother Tarp give to the protagonist?

13. On page 391, what kind of world does the protagonist believe that the Brotherhood is committed to building?

14. Westrum says you have to do what to be a brother?

15. An editor of a big new picture magazine wants to interview the protagonist, but he says that Brother Clifton is the one that should be interviewed. Why does the protagonist finally consent to do the interview?

16. How does Westrum assert that the protagonist constitutes a threat to the Brotherhood?

17. Why is the protagonist given a new assignment downtown?