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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does the narrator say he was summoned to appear in court for his hearing in the Prologue?
(a) 11:00 a.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 10:00 a.m.

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

3. To what Shakespearean play does the narrator compare the Little Rascals in Chapter 6?
(a) All's Well that Ends Well.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) The Taming of the Shrew.

4. What Californian fast food chain does the narrator describe newcomers being fascinated with in Chapter 9?
(a) Rob Roy Burger.
(b) Five Guys Burgers.
(c) In-N-Out Burger.
(d) Jack-in-the-Box.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the narrator say he spent on his suit in the Prologue?

2. When was the town where the narrator grew up founded?

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

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

5. Who does the narrator refer to as the "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement" in Chapter 10 (127)?

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