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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the West African nation of Ghana declare independence?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1957.

2. The narrator states in the Prologue, "I understand now that the only time black people don't feel guilty is when" what (18)?
(a) "We've been falsely accused of a crime."
(b) "We've been oppressed."
(c) "We have paid our debts to society."
(d) "We've actually done something wrong."

3. What is the name of the ghetto community on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles where the narrator grew up?
(a) Citrus Heights.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Boardwalk.
(d) Saginaw.

4. What does the narrator claim is the "black workingman's motto" in the Prologue (20)?
(a) "The cream rises to the top."
(b) "Work buys freedom."
(c) "Out of sight, out of mind."
(d) "Harder and faster."

5. When was the town where the narrator grew up founded?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1799.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Wheezer when he died?

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

3. At what time does the narrator say that Hominy would show up for work each day in Chapter 6?

4. For what musician does the narrator claim to have a strange affinity in Chapter 1?

5. Who killed the narrator's father?

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