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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) 1957.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1935.

2. With what Kafka novel does the narrator describe Mapessa covering her face in Chapter 9?
(a) The Stranger.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) Waiting for Godot.
(d) The Trial.

3. What did Darla Hood die from in reality, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Hepatitis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) AIDS.

4. The narrator asserts in Chapter 7 that Foy Cheshire's ownership of the most racist Little Rascal films is what?
(a) An honest truth.
(b) A conspiracy.
(c) A bald-faced lie.
(d) Urban legend.

5. The narrator states in Chapter 7 that "One of the many sad ironies of African-American life is that every banal dysfunctional social gathering is called" what (93-94)?
(a) "A 'function'."
(b) "A pot-luck."
(c) "A gathering."
(d) "A get-together."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is "ABD" defined by the narrator's father in Chapter 1 (36-37)?

3. For what college was the narrator's father the interim dean?

4. One member of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals discusses his children being assigned what novel to read in school in Chapter 7?

5. Where does the narrator say his car is parked in the Prologue?

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