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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the current state of the Union in the Prologue?
(a) A romantic failure.
(b) A dysfunctional plutocracy.
(c) An unwavering democracy.
(d) An egalitarian empire.

2. The narrator describes the black Justice as looking at him with "that crazy, red-eyed penetrating look that back home we call" what (22)?
(a) "The royal stare."
(b) "The Willowbrook Avenue Stare."
(c) "The Crip-side stare."
(d) "The Roosevelt Avenue Stare."

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

4. Where does the narrator say his car is parked in the Prologue?
(a) On Rockefeller Street.
(b) On Constitution Avenue.
(c) On the Avenue of America.
(d) On Roosevelt Avenue.

5. At what time does the narrator say he was summoned to appear in court for his hearing in the Prologue?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) 11:00 a.m.
(d) 10:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what key does the narrator say his father spoke in Chapter 1?

2. What does the narrator claim is the "black workingman's motto" in the Prologue (20)?

3. Whom does the narrator describe in Chapter 1 as "the bitch next door and my only true love" during his childhood?

4. What does the narrator claim is the "calling card of the Chickasaw nation" (10)?

5. The narrator states in the Prologue, "This may be hard to believe, coming from a black man, but I've never" what (3)?

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