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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "City Lites: An Interlude" – Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the "beauty of minstrelsy" in Chapter 15 (188)?
(a) Its timelessness.
(b) Its overt racism.
(c) Its irony.
(d) Its satire.

2. Where does the narrator say his car is parked in the Prologue?
(a) On Roosevelt Avenue.
(b) On Constitution Avenue.
(c) On Rockefeller Street.
(d) On the Avenue of America.

3. Where does the narrator say he had to go in order to track down Cipriano "Candy" Marinez after he tried to flee his abusive family on horseback?
(a) Panorama City.
(b) Santa Maria.
(c) Santa Monica.
(d) Hollywood Hills.

4. Who did Hominy claim was "the original Little Rascal" (86)?
(a) Sunshine Sammy.
(b) Alfalafa.
(c) Spanky.
(d) Buckwheat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the social psychology bible that the narrator's father took with him to talk down folks in his town?

2. The narrator asserts in Chapter 7 that Foy Cheshire's ownership of the most racist Little Rascal films is what?

3. What word from Chapter 15 means cheerful and full of energy?

4. What does the narrator say his father was in Chapter 1?

5. What does the narrator say "ain't easy" just like "pimpin' ain't easy" in the opening of Chapter 6 (80)?

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