The Sellout Test | Final Test - Hard

Paul Beatty
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Sellout Test | Final Test - Hard

Paul Beatty
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the long-lost city of Dollersheim located?

2. What latest public-access show of Foy Cheshire's had just been cancelled in Chapter 19?

3. Who directed the film The Ten Commandments?

4. What word from the novel refers to the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, particularly by giving them jobs?

5. What free alcoholic beverage was supplied at the meeting of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals described by the author in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What actions does the narrator describe taking with Hominy in order to restore segregation in Dickens in Chapter 20?

2. What is burned at the ending of Career Day at Chaff Middle School? Why?

3. What does the narrator demonstrate on Career Day at the Chaff Middle School?

4. How does the narrator define sister cities in "City Lites: An Interlude"?

5. How does the narrator respond to Hominy's suggestions for new class systems in Dickens in Chapter 18?

6. How did the narrator's father attempt to demonstrate racism to him backfire in Chapter 13?

7. How does Foy Cheshire respond to the signs announcing the establishment of Wheaton Academy?

8. What does the apple tree symbolize in Chapter 18?

9. How is the narrator's satsuma tree employed as a symbol in the novel?

10. Why does the narrator say he was reluctant to segregate the hospital in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the depictions of white Americans in The Sellout. How are whites perceived by the inhabitants of Dickens? In what ways do the actions of the narrator and Hominy satirize white American history and culture?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Marpessa Dawson. How does Marpessa know the narrator? How would you describe their relationship? What is Marpessa's profession?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the protagonist of The Sellout. What is this character's approximate age? What is his profession? What are his actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story?

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