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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue – Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in the Prologue, "Be it ancient Rome or modern-day America, you're either citizen or" what (5)?
(a) "Survivor."
(b) "Emperor."
(c) "Slave."
(d) "Ruler."

2. How is "ABD" defined by the narrator's father in Chapter 1 (36-37)?
(a) "All But Dead."
(b) "All But Defeated."
(c) "All Bewarned and Die."
(d) "American Board of Dentists."

3. What word from the novel refers to something formed of a single large block of stone?
(a) Monolithic.
(b) Magnetic.
(c) Epistolarian.
(d) Archaic.

4. On what date was the narrator summoned to appear at the U. S. Supreme court building in the Prologue?
(a) March 19.
(b) June 16.
(c) September 12.
(d) May 1.

5. The narrator states in the Prologue, "I understand now that the only time black people don't feel guilty is when" what (18)?
(a) "We have paid our debts to society."
(b) "We've been oppressed."
(c) "We've actually done something wrong."
(d) "We've been falsely accused of a crime."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator claim is the "black workingman's motto" in the Prologue (20)?

2. How much money does the narrator say he spent on his suit in the Prologue?

3. What does the narrator claim to listen to recordings of when he has trouble sleeping in Chapter 1?

4. In what key does the narrator say his father spoke in Chapter 1?

5. How does the narrator describe the current state of the Union in the Prologue?

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