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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the closing of the letter that summoned him to the Supreme Court in the Prologue?
(a) Sincerely yours, The Congress of the United States of America.
(b) Sincerely yours, The People of the United States of America.
(c) Sincerely yours, The Senate of the United States of America.
(d) Sincerely yours, The President of the United States of America.

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

3. The narrator states in the Prologue, "This may be hard to believe, coming from a black man, but I've never" what (3)?
(a) "Gone fishing."
(b) "Been in jail."
(c) "Stolen anything."
(d) "Killed anyone."

4. What is the name of the social psychology bible that the narrator's father took with him to talk down folks in his town?
(a) The Planning of Change.
(b) The Blue Future of Life.
(c) The Path to Enlightenment.
(d) The Faith and the Fury.

5. What word from the Prologue refers to the theory or philosophy of law?
(a) Logic.
(b) Jurisprudence.
(c) Egalitarianism.
(d) Opulence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who killed the narrator's father?

2. What is the case number for "Me v. the United States of America" (20)?

3. What word from Chapter 6 refers to a historical clerk, scribe, or notary?

4. The narrator describes the black Justice as looking at him with "that crazy, red-eyed penetrating look that back home we call" what (22)?

5. What does the narrator say Hominy's work mostly consisted of in Chapter 6 (82)?

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