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

2. For what musician does the narrator claim to have a strange affinity in Chapter 1?
(a) The Who.
(b) The Beegees.
(c) Neil Young.
(d) Michael Jackson.

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

4. What caused Buckwheat's death?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Cirrhosis of the liver.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Lymphoma.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the town where the narrator grew up founded?

3. 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)?

4. Who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front?

5. How much money does the narrator say he spent on his suit in the Prologue?

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