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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom did Chubsy-Ubsy have an unrequited love?
(a) Miss Crabtree.
(b) Miss Constance.
(c) Miss Anna Marie.
(d) Miss Darla.

2. How did Pete the Pup die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Brain aneuryism.
(c) He swallowed an alarm clock.
(d) He choked on a bottle lid.

3. What does the narrator say "ain't easy" just like "pimpin' ain't easy" in the opening of Chapter 6 (80)?
(a) "Burying people."
(b) "Runnin' a gang."
(c) "Slaveholdin'."
(d) "Calling home."

4. The narrator states in Chapter 7 that "One of the many sad ironies of African-American life is that every banal dysfunctional social gathering is called" what (93-94)?
(a) "A gathering."
(b) "A pot-luck."
(c) "A 'function'."
(d) "A get-together."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the hairstyles of the Justices when they enter the courtroom in the Prologue (19)?

2. The narrator states in the Prologue, "Be it ancient Rome or modern-day America, you're either citizen or" what (5)?

3. What does the narrator say Hominy's work mostly consisted of in Chapter 6 (82)?

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

5. What is the name of the social psychology bible that the narrator's father took with him to talk down folks in his town?

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