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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 was the hero of the one comic book that the narrator ever owned?
(a) Green Lantern.
(b) Aquaman.
(c) Batman.
(d) Superman.

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

3. The narrator describes the black Justice as looking at him with "that crazy, red-eyed penetrating look that back home we call" what (22)?
(a) "The Willowbrook Avenue Stare."
(b) "The royal stare."
(c) "The Crip-side stare."
(d) "The Roosevelt Avenue Stare."

4. 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) Hollywood Hills.
(c) Santa Maria.
(d) Santa Monica.

5. How many times does the narrator say he has experienced direct discrimination based on race in Chapter 13?
(a) Twice.
(b) Three times.
(c) Five times.
(d) Once.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Marpessa's younger brother?

2. What is Hampton Fiske's 800 number?

3. When did Charisma Molina's family move to Los Angeles?

4. What word from the Prologue refers to the theory or philosophy of law?

5. Who does the narrator refer to as the "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement" in Chapter 10 (127)?

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