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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. In Chapter 9, the narrator says that "history isn't the paper it's printed on" (144). What does he assert history is instead?
(a) Time's passing.
(b) Memory.
(c) A dream.
(d) A people.

2. How old was Alfalfa when he was shot in the face?
(a) 59.
(b) 35.
(c) 23.
(d) 42.

3. What is described as the sister city to Tel Aviv in "City Lites, An Interlude"?
(a) Florence.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Juarez.

4. Who killed the narrator's father?
(a) Charisma.
(b) The police.
(c) His brother.
(d) Marpessa.

5. For what college was the narrator's father the interim dean?
(a) Citrus Heights Community College.
(b) West Riverside Community College.
(c) South Los Angeles Community College.
(d) Hollywood Hills Community College.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is "ABD" defined by the narrator's father in Chapter 1 (36-37)?

2. What caused Buckwheat's death?

3. What word from Chapter 6 refers to a historical clerk, scribe, or notary?

4. Why did the narrator claim poor people were the best drivers?

5. What does the narrator lay out the three basic laws of in the opening of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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