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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 – 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large does the narrator say Los Angeles County is?
(a) 2,345 square miles.
(b) 6,434 square miles.
(c) 3,573 square miles.
(d) 4,084 square miles.

2. What Californian fast food chain does the narrator describe newcomers being fascinated with in Chapter 9?
(a) Jack-in-the-Box.
(b) Rob Roy Burger.
(c) Five Guys Burgers.
(d) In-N-Out Burger.

3. How does the narrator describe the hairstyles of the Justices when they enter the courtroom in the Prologue (19)?
(a) "Nixon-era hairstyles."
(b) "Reagan-era hairstyles."
(c) "Powdered-wig hairstyles."
(d) "Eisenhower-era hairstyles."

4. What does the narrator say his father was in Chapter 1?
(a) A pediatrician.
(b) An English professor.
(c) A history professor.
(d) A social scientist.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator claim to listen to recordings of when he has trouble sleeping in Chapter 1?

3. Whose murder in 1964 launched interest and experiments in the bystander effect?

4. How old was Alfalfa when he was shot in the face?

5. Who did Hominy claim was "the original Little Rascal" (86)?

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