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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Buckwheat's death?
(a) Lymphoma.
(b) Cirrhosis of the liver.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Heart attack.

2. The narrator describes himself in the Prologue as a "not-so-proud descendant of" the Mees located where (20)?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Kentucky.

3. Who killed the narrator's father?
(a) His brother.
(b) Charisma.
(c) Marpessa.
(d) The police.

4. What does "RTD" stand for (118)?
(a) Road Transfer Division.
(b) Road Transportation Department.
(c) Rapid Transit District.
(d) Railway Transport Department.

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

6. What word used in the Prologue is an adjective describing a person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Panglossian.
(c) Monolithic.
(d) Epistolarian.

7. How old was Wheezer when he died?
(a) 16.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 41.

8. What Californian fast food chain does the narrator describe newcomers being fascinated with in Chapter 9?
(a) Five Guys Burgers.
(b) Jack-in-the-Box.
(c) In-N-Out Burger.
(d) Rob Roy Burger.

9. How much money does the narrator say he spent on his suit in the Prologue?
(a) $200.
(b) $129.
(c) $95.
(d) $430.

10. What does the narrator say "ain't easy" just like "pimpin' ain't easy" in the opening of Chapter 6 (80)?
(a) "Runnin' a gang."
(b) "Slaveholdin'."
(c) "Calling home."
(d) "Burying people."

11. Whose murder in 1964 launched interest and experiments in the bystander effect?
(a) Kitty Genovese's.
(b) Sarah Greenway's.
(c) Patricia Smith's.
(d) Paul Wilkinson's.

12. What does the narrator say his father was in Chapter 1?
(a) A pediatrician.
(b) A social scientist.
(c) An English professor.
(d) A history professor.

13. For whom did Chubsy-Ubsy have an unrequited love?
(a) Miss Crabtree.
(b) Miss Darla.
(c) Miss Constance.
(d) Miss Anna Marie.

14. For what college was the narrator's father the interim dean?
(a) Citrus Heights Community College.
(b) West Riverside Community College.
(c) South Los Angeles Community College.
(d) Hollywood Hills Community College.

15. How large does the narrator say Los Angeles County is?
(a) 2,345 square miles.
(b) 4,084 square miles.
(c) 3,573 square miles.
(d) 6,434 square miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in the Prologue, "This may be hard to believe, coming from a black man, but I've never" what (3)?

2. What word from the Prologue refers to the theory or philosophy of law?

3. One member of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals discusses his children being assigned what novel to read in school in Chapter 7?

4. Who is the dominatrix that Hominy frequented at the BDSM club?

5. What is the name of the BDSM club on the Westside where the narrator contracted to dole out Hominy's punishments for him?

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