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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 – 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month was it that the narrator was trying to grow potatoes in Chapter 18?
(a) November.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) June.

2. What adjective from Chapter 16 means wicked or criminal?
(a) Monolithic.
(b) Ebullient.
(c) Nepotistic.
(d) Nefarious.

3. What did Marpessa throw at Foy Cheshire, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?
(a) A rock.
(b) A knife.
(c) An apple.
(d) An orange.

4. Who is the dominatrix that Hominy frequented at the BDSM club?
(a) Miss Marie.
(b) Miss Dorothy.
(c) Miss Sarah.
(d) Miss Anna.

5. What does the narrator say is the "beauty of minstrelsy" in Chapter 15 (188)?
(a) Its overt racism.
(b) Its irony.
(c) Its satire.
(d) Its timelessness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say "ain't easy" just like "pimpin' ain't easy" in the opening of Chapter 6 (80)?

2. For whom did Chubsy-Ubsy have an unrequited love?

3. What college has been breeding the world's best apples since the late 1890s, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?

4. When did Charisma Molina's family move to Los Angeles?

5. What diagnosis did Marpessa determine for the narrator when he was 18?

(see the answer key)

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