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Invisible Man Questions Chapters 6-9

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1. Bledsoe tells the protagonist that the only way to please a white man is to do what?

2. After Bledsoe tells the protagonist that he plans to get rid of him, what does the protagonist say he will do?

3. Bledsoe expels the protagonist from the school and tells him to go to New York City for a year to work and perhaps then he can come back to school. What does Bledsoe give the protagonist before he leaves for NYC?

4. On the bus to NYC, the protagonist meets the crazy veteran doctor. What advice does the crazy man give him?

5. What does the crazy vet say about the white man?

6. What does the protagonist see in NYC that shocks him?

7. How does the protagonist view and refer to the letters from Bledsoe?

8. Explain the protagonist’s positive outlook in Chapter 8. What does he plan to do?

9. The protagonist uses up all of his letters except one, but still hears nothing about getting a job. What does he assume has happened?

10. On page 178, why is the protagonist proud that he does not order the breakfast special at the restaurant?

11. The protagonist uses his last letter to gain a job interview with a Mr. Emerson. When he arrives at Emerson’s office he meets a young man with blonde curly hair who asks him a lot of questions. What comment does the young man make about ambition?

12. The young man advises the protagonist that he should stay in the North where there are more opportunities and forget about returning to school. The young man tells him that he has no chance of succeeding in returning to school and then gives him Bledsoe’s reference letter to read. What is in the letter?

13. How does Emerson’s son help the protagonist financially?

14. On the last page of Chapter 9, the protagonist gives what reason for his having problems getting to sleep that night?