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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 is "ABD" defined by the narrator's father in Chapter 1 (36-37)?
(a) "All But Defeated."
(b) "American Board of Dentists."
(c) "All But Dead."
(d) "All Bewarned and Die."

2. For what college was the narrator's father the interim dean?
(a) West Riverside Community College.
(b) South Los Angeles Community College.
(c) Citrus Heights Community College.
(d) Hollywood Hills Community College.

3. 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 Roosevelt Avenue Stare."
(b) "The Willowbrook Avenue Stare."
(c) "The Crip-side stare."
(d) "The royal stare."

4. Whose theory of cognitive development is cited in Chapter 1?
(a) Jean Genet.
(b) James White.
(c) Jean Piaget.
(d) Robert Forster.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the closing of the letter that summoned him to the Supreme Court in the Prologue?

2. The narrator states in the Prologue, "I understand now that the only time black people don't feel guilty is when" what (18)?

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

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

5. What does the narrator lay out the three basic laws of in the opening of Chapter 3?

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