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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 is Hampton Fiske's 800 number?
(a) 1-800-CONSTITUTION.
(b) 1-800-FREEDOM.
(c) 1-800-GOFREE.
(d) 1-800-INNOCENT.

2. How old was the narrator when he wrote his first scientific paper called "Passenger Seating Tendencies by Race and Gender"?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twelve.

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

4. On what date was the narrator summoned to appear at the U. S. Supreme court building in the Prologue?
(a) September 12.
(b) June 16.
(c) May 1.
(d) March 19.

5. What does the narrator claim is the "black workingman's motto" in the Prologue (20)?
(a) "Harder and faster."
(b) "Out of sight, out of mind."
(c) "The cream rises to the top."
(d) "Work buys freedom."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front?

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

3. The narrator describes himself in the Prologue as a "not-so-proud descendant of" the Mees located where (20)?

4. When did the West African nation of Ghana declare independence?

5. Where does the narrator say his car is parked in the Prologue?

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