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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 is King Cuz's real name?
(a) Carl Williams.
(b) Curtis Baxter.
(c) Jean Piaget.
(d) Andy Watkins.

2. What does the narrator claim to listen to recordings of when he has trouble sleeping in Chapter 1?
(a) Ocean waves.
(b) Sheep baa-ing.
(c) Slot machines playing.
(d) The Watergate tapes.

3. What does the narrator say Hominy's work mostly consisted of in Chapter 6 (82)?
(a) "Harvesting corn and potatoes."
(b) "Picking cotton."
(c) "Washing my car."
(d) "Watching me work."

4. What date did the narrator use on his emancipation of Hominy in Chapter 6?
(a) May 13, 1832.
(b) October 17, 1838.
(c) May 12, 1965.
(d) June 17, 1859.

5. Why did the narrator claim poor people were the best drivers?
(a) Because they drive stolen cars.
(b) Because they are talking on phones.
(c) Because they cannot afford insurance.
(d) Because they are hiding from the law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the social psychology bible that the narrator's father took with him to talk down folks in his town?

2. For how long did the faked contract read that Hominy had been the narrator's slave when he was emancipated?

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

4. What is Hominy's last name?

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

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