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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 – 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the hero of the one comic book that the narrator ever owned?
(a) Batman.
(b) Superman.
(c) Aquaman.
(d) Green Lantern.

2. The narrator states in the Prologue, "Be it ancient Rome or modern-day America, you're either citizen or" what (5)?
(a) "Emperor."
(b) "Ruler."
(c) "Survivor."
(d) "Slave."

3. Whose murder in 1964 launched interest and experiments in the bystander effect?
(a) Paul Wilkinson's.
(b) Sarah Greenway's.
(c) Patricia Smith's.
(d) Kitty Genovese's.

4. In Chapter 9, the narrator says that "history isn't the paper it's printed on" (144). What does he assert history is instead?
(a) A people.
(b) A dream.
(c) Memory.
(d) Time's passing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What single phrase comprises Chapter 2?

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

4. To what Shakespearean play does the narrator compare the Little Rascals in Chapter 6?

5. Whose theory of cognitive development is cited in Chapter 1?

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