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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 – Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word in Chapter 18 is a chiefly South African word that is an insulting and contemptuous term for a black African?
(a) Kaffir.
(b) Lopo.
(c) Kink.
(d) Jag.

2. What did Foy Cheshire retitle The Great Gatsby as?
(a) The Great Contraption.
(b) The Great Gary.
(c) The Great Blacksby.
(d) The Great Emancipation.

3. What sorority are the girls members of that are described attending the racially offensive cartoon night in Chapter 22?
(a) Nu Iota Gamma.
(b) Alpha Omega.
(c) Delta Gamma.
(d) Phi Delta Beta.

4. What hallucinogenic short with Betty Boop does the narrator describe in Chapter 22?
(a) "Spark."
(b) "Ups and Downs."
(c) "White Burden."
(d) "Sambonctious."

5. How many times does the narrator say he has experienced direct discrimination based on race in Chapter 13?
(a) Five times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Once.
(d) Three times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the hero of the one comic book that the narrator ever owned?

2. Where is Charisma Molina an assistant principal?

3. At what time does the narrator say that Hominy would show up for work each day in Chapter 6?

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)?

5. What Californian fast food chain does the narrator describe newcomers being fascinated with in Chapter 9?

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