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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 the case number for "Me v. the United States of America" (20)?
(a) 06-5612.
(b) 09-2606.
(c) 656-231.
(d) 25-1231.

2. What does the narrator say "ain't easy" just like "pimpin' ain't easy" in the opening of Chapter 6 (80)?
(a) "Calling home."
(b) "Runnin' a gang."
(c) "Slaveholdin'."
(d) "Burying people."

3. 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."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the Prologue refers to the theory or philosophy of law?

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. How does the narrator describe the current state of the Union in the Prologue?

4. What caused Buckwheat's death?

5. How old was Wheezer when he died?

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