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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8 (Chapters 50-51).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Reed characterize Berbelang?
(a) Lackadaisical.
(b) Frivolous.
(c) Serious.
(d) Indifferent.

2. How does Biff Musclewhite characterize America?
(a) A stolen trinket.
(b) A ditch filled with dead Indians.
(c) A cheap liar.
(d) A castle built on money.

3. What was Set known for, in PaPaLaBas’ story?
(a) His refusal to dance.
(b) His spiritual knowledge.
(c) His knowledge of the markets.
(d) His willingness to negotiate.

4. What does Ishmael Reed compare Hinkle Von Vampton to?
(a) A Blake poem.
(b) A Hieronymus Bosch painting.
(c) A horseman of the apocalypse.
(d) A poem by James Weldon Johnson.

5. Where do Berbelang and his compatriots get their equipment from?
(a) A theater.
(b) A moving company.
(c) A construction site.
(d) A police station.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the times described at the beginning of Chapter 53?

2. What does Biff Musclewhite reminisce about, with Charlotte?

3. What are Berbelang and the others wearing when they come for Biff Musclewhite?

4. Why is Woodrow Wilson Jefferson prevented from entering Buddy Jackson’s cabaret?

5. How does James Weldon Johnson justify cannibalism in Haiti?

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