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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the narrator describe in Chapter 1 as "the bitch next door and my only true love" during his childhood?
(a) Charisma Molina.
(b) Emily Williams.
(c) Marpessa Delissa Dawson.
(d) Angela Dean Patterson.

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

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

4. What is the case number for "Me v. the United States of America" (20)?
(a) 09-2606.
(b) 06-5612.
(c) 656-231.
(d) 25-1231.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose murder in 1964 launched interest and experiments in the bystander effect?

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

3. What is Hampton Fiske's 800 number?

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

5. At what time does the narrator say he was summoned to appear in court for his hearing in the Prologue?

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