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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the Mu’tafikah sending their loot?
(a) To South America.
(b) To Africa.
(c) To Australia.
(d) To Asia.

2. Whom does Biff Musclewhite say Thor reminds him of?
(a) A man he killed in the war.
(b) His old boss.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

3. What are Berbelang and the others wearing when they come for Biff Musclewhite?
(a) Tuxedos.
(b) Soldiers’ uniforms.
(c) Work clothes.
(d) Camouflage.

4. Why does Reed say the Atonists relish Death?
(a) Because then they can forget their ingratitude about the world
(b) Because they find bodies so itchy and fascinating.
(c) Because then they can sleep without dancing.
(d) Because then they will not be expected to work any more.

5. What does Reed say is the American motto?
(a) The sun never sets on the American empire.
(b) There’s a sucker born every minute.
(c) You can't repeat the past? Of course you can.
(d) There's no business like show business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Mu’tafikah meet, to begin their work of repatriating idols?

2. What metaphor does Ishmael Reed use for the Mu’tafikah’s seizure of artifacts?

3. What are labanotations?

4. Why does Reed say JesGrewers came to America?

5. What is developed to cure the Jes Grew?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is PaPaLaBas’ practice?

2. What is the status of The Text?

3. What is the Mu’tafikah’s plan?

4. Why is Biff Musclewhite needed for the Mu’tafikah’s break-in at the Center for Art Detention?

5. What does Berbelang say is the guilt Faust carries with him?

6. What critique does Abdul Hamid make of PaPaLaBas?

7. What happens when the Mayor of New Orleans responds to the Jes Grew outbreak?

8. What affliction is PaPaLaBas trying to relieve the blacks of in North America?

9. What is Hinkle Von Vampton’s strategy for eliminating the Jes Grew?

10. What is the significance of the siege in Haiti?

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