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What is the significance of July 29, 1943, in the narrator's life?
What is the significance of July 29, 1943, in the narrator's life?
- It was the day the narrator's father was born.
- It was the day the narrator's father got married.
- It was the day the narrator's father moved to Harlem.
- It was the day the narrator was born and his father died. (correct)
What event occurred in Detroit a month before the narrator's father's death?
What event occurred in Detroit a month before the narrator's father's death?
- A celebration of the narrator's birthday.
- A violent race riot. (correct)
- A large peaceful protest.
- A funeral procession for a prominent figure.
What did the narrator observe on the morning of August 3rd?
What did the narrator observe on the morning of August 3rd?
- A wilderness of smashed plate glass. (correct)
- A peaceful and calm atmosphere.
- A parade celebrating the narrator's birthday.
- A sense of unity and harmony among the people.
What is the significance of the date of the narrator's father's funeral?
What is the significance of the date of the narrator's father's funeral?
What does the narrator imply about the timing of the riots and his father's death?
What does the narrator imply about the timing of the riots and his father's death?
What is the tone of the narrator's description of the events surrounding his father's death?
What is the tone of the narrator's description of the events surrounding his father's death?
What is implied about the narrator's relationship with their father?
What is implied about the narrator's relationship with their father?
What is suggested about the narrator's father's life?
What is suggested about the narrator's father's life?
What is the tone of the narrator when they think about their father's life?
What is the tone of the narrator when they think about their father's life?
What does the narrator come to realize after their father's death?
What does the narrator come to realize after their father's death?
What is implied about the narrator's life in America?
What is implied about the narrator's life in America?
What is the narrator's attitude towards their own life after their father's death?
What is the narrator's attitude towards their own life after their father's death?
What was the typical outcome when the father tried to help his children with their homework?
What was the typical outcome when the father tried to help his children with their homework?
What was a common consequence when the father brought a surprise home for his children?
What was a common consequence when the father brought a surprise home for his children?
How did the father's inability to connect with others affect his career as a minister?
How did the father's inability to connect with others affect his career as a minister?
What was a characteristic of the father's behavior when meeting new people?
What was a characteristic of the father's behavior when meeting new people?
What was a noticeable aspect of the father's early life?
What was a noticeable aspect of the father's early life?
What was the state of the father's relationships at the end of his life?
What was the state of the father's relationships at the end of his life?
What was the narrator's realization about their father's bitterness after his death?
What was the narrator's realization about their father's bitterness after his death?
What did the narrator's father suffer from?
What did the narrator's father suffer from?
How did the younger children feel after their father's death?
How did the younger children feel after their father's death?
What was the impact of the narrator's father's behavior on the family?
What was the impact of the narrator's father's behavior on the family?
Why did the narrator's mother's observation about their father mean nothing to the children?
Why did the narrator's mother's observation about their father mean nothing to the children?
What did the narrator come to understand during their time away from home?
What did the narrator come to understand during their time away from home?
What was the speaker's father suffering from?
What was the speaker's father suffering from?
Why did the speaker's father refuse to eat?
Why did the speaker's father refuse to eat?
What was the speaker's father doing when he was sitting at the living-room window?
What was the speaker's father doing when he was sitting at the living-room window?
Why was the speaker's father committed?
Why was the speaker's father committed?
How was the speaker's father fed when he refused to eat?
How was the speaker's father fed when he refused to eat?
What was the outcome of the speaker's father's illness?
What was the outcome of the speaker's father's illness?
