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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what key does the narrator say his father spoke in Chapter 1?
(a) B-sharp.
(b) F-flat.
(c) G-sharp.
(d) F-sharp.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the hairstyles of the Justices when they enter the courtroom in the Prologue (19)?

2. What word used in the Prologue is an adjective describing a person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances?

3. How large does the narrator say Los Angeles County is?

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

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