1. How does the narrator refer to Hominy as he accompanied him in driving around town in Chapter 20?
(a) An "African-American Marco Polo."
(b) An "African-American Igor."
(c) An "African-American Frankenstein."
(d) An "African-American Paul Revere."

2. What date did the narrator use on his emancipation of Hominy in Chapter 6?
(a) May 13, 1832.
(b) May 12, 1965.
(c) October 17, 1838.
(d) June 17, 1859.

3. What does the narrator say has more "motion of the ocean" than him in Chapter 17 (201)?
(a) "A cotton-picking slave."
(b) "A pier overlooking the sea."
(c) "A plate of day-old sashimi."
(d) "A fat man in a flat boat."

4. What character wrote the book Mick, Please: The Black Irish Journey from Ghetto to Gaelic?
(a) King Cuz.
(b) Jean Piaget.
(c) Foy Cheshire.
(d) Jon McJones.

5. What is King Cuz's real name?
(a) Jean Piaget.
(b) Andy Watkins.
(c) Carl Williams.
(d) Curtis Baxter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of Marpessa's schedule and her kids, she and the narrator could only date on what nights of the week when they rekindled their flame in Chapter 17?

2. Who is the only white teacher at the middle school where the narrator demonstrated castrating a calf?

3. The narrator states in the Prologue, "Be it ancient Rome or modern-day America, you're either citizen or" what (5)?

4. For what college was the narrator's father the interim dean?

5. How does the narrator translate "Cogito, ergo Boogieum" to English in Chapter 14 (183)?

(see the answer key)

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