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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator lay out the three basic laws of in the opening of Chapter 3?
(a) Racial interactions.
(b) Court appearances.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Ghetto physics.

2. When did the West African nation of Ghana declare independence?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1949.

3. The narrator states in the Prologue, "Be it ancient Rome or modern-day America, you're either citizen or" what (5)?
(a) "Emperor."
(b) "Ruler."
(c) "Survivor."
(d) "Slave."

4. What is the name of the social psychology bible that the narrator's father took with him to talk down folks in his town?
(a) The Blue Future of Life.
(b) The Faith and the Fury.
(c) The Planning of Change.
(d) The Path to Enlightenment.

5. What word used in the Prologue is an adjective describing a person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances?
(a) Epistolarian.
(b) Monolithic.
(c) Panglossian.
(d) Articulate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How large does the narrator say Los Angeles County is?

3. What caused Buckwheat's death?

4. To what Shakespearean play does the narrator compare the Little Rascals in Chapter 6?

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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