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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time each day on Monday through Friday would Hominy appear by the narrator's truck to segregate Dickens in Chapter 20?
(a) 1:00 p.m.
(b) 2:00 p.m.
(c) 12:00 p.m.
(d) 3:00 p.m.

2. The narrator says in Chapter 23, "A long time ago, my father taught me that whenever you see a question on the cover of a news magazine, the answer is always" what (251)?
(a) "Dead."
(b) "Maybe."
(c) "No."
(d) "Yes."

3. Who killed the narrator's father?
(a) His brother.
(b) Charisma.
(c) The police.
(d) Marpessa.

4. In what key does the narrator say his father spoke in Chapter 1?
(a) G-sharp.
(b) F-flat.
(c) F-sharp.
(d) B-sharp.

5. What is the name of the fake school that the narrator has "erected" in Dickens?
(a) The Roosevelt Academy.
(b) The Carlton Academy.
(c) The Wheaton Academy.
(d) The Wilson Academy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the area of Harlem paired with by City Match?

2. What word in Chapter 19 refers to a thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland as a weapon?

3. What does the narrator say "ain't easy" just like "pimpin' ain't easy" in the opening of Chapter 6 (80)?

4. How is "ABD" defined by the narrator's father in Chapter 1 (36-37)?

5. What did Marpessa throw at Foy Cheshire, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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