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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6 (Chapters 31-41).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What metaphor does Ishmael Reed use for the Mu’tafikah’s seizure of artifacts?
(a) Harvesting.
(b) Repossessing.
(c) Collecting.
(d) Hunting.

3. Who is running for President on the Jes Grew ticket?
(a) Cab Calloway.
(b) Django Reinhardt.
(c) Dizzy Gillespie.
(d) Lois Armstrong.

4. What is the “Loa that Jes Grew here in America among our people” (p. 128)?
(a) Fusion.
(b) Rock & roll.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Blues.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long will it be before Earline is alright after Black Herman’s treatment?

2. What advice does Black Herman give PaPaLaBas?

3. How long do Berbelang and the other Mu’tafikah have before their “performance”?

4. What are Berbelang and the other Mu’tafikah drinking?

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

(see the answer key)

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