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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "City Lites: An Interlude" – Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only white teacher at the middle school where the narrator demonstrated castrating a calf?
(a) Mr. Wililams.
(b) Miss Smart.
(c) Mr. Edmunds.
(d) Mr. Jenkins.

2. What is the area of Harlem paired with by City Match?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Florence.
(c) Juarez.
(d) Paris.

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

4. Where is Charisma Molina an assistant principal?
(a) Wilson Middle School.
(b) Chaff Middle School.
(c) Wheaton Academy.
(d) Smith Middle School.

5. The narrator states in the Prologue, "This may be hard to believe, coming from a black man, but I've never" what (3)?
(a) "Been in jail."
(b) "Stolen anything."
(c) "Killed anyone."
(d) "Gone fishing."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who directed the film The Ten Commandments?

5. To whom did the narrator give his last two satsuma mandarins in Chapter 15?

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