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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 Hominy's work mostly consisted of in Chapter 6 (82)?
(a) "Watching me work."
(b) "Washing my car."
(c) "Picking cotton."
(d) "Harvesting corn and potatoes."

2. How is "ABD" defined by the narrator's father in Chapter 1 (36-37)?
(a) "All But Defeated."
(b) "American Board of Dentists."
(c) "All But Dead."
(d) "All Bewarned and Die."

3. What does the narrator claim to listen to recordings of when he has trouble sleeping in Chapter 1?
(a) Ocean waves.
(b) The Watergate tapes.
(c) Sheep baa-ing.
(d) Slot machines playing.

4. The narrator states in the Prologue, "This may be hard to believe, coming from a black man, but I've never" what (3)?
(a) "Gone fishing."
(b) "Stolen anything."
(c) "Been in jail."
(d) "Killed anyone."

5. The narrator asserts in Chapter 7 that Foy Cheshire's ownership of the most racist Little Rascal films is what?
(a) An honest truth.
(b) A conspiracy.
(c) Urban legend.
(d) A bald-faced lie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Pete the Pup die?

2. What is the name of the ghetto community on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles where the narrator grew up?

3. For what college was the narrator's father the interim dean?

4. With what Kafka novel does the narrator describe Mapessa covering her face in Chapter 9?

5. At what time does the narrator say he was summoned to appear in court for his hearing in the Prologue?

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