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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. How old was Alfalfa when he was shot in the face?
(a) 35.
(b) 42.
(c) 59.
(d) 23.

2. What did Hominy call the opposite of white flight in Chapter 12 (170)?
(a) "Reverse gentrification."
(b) "Forced integration."
(c) "The Ku Klux influx."
(d) "White magnetism."

3. How does the narrator describe the current state of the Union in the Prologue?
(a) An egalitarian empire.
(b) A dysfunctional plutocracy.
(c) A romantic failure.
(d) An unwavering democracy.

4. What is the name of Charisma Molina's mother?
(a) Delores Molina.
(b) Anna Molina.
(c) Maria Molina.
(d) Sally Molina.

5. How large does the narrator say Los Angeles County is?
(a) 6,434 square miles.
(b) 3,573 square miles.
(c) 4,084 square miles.
(d) 2,345 square miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say he had to go in order to track down Cipriano "Candy" Marinez after he tried to flee his abusive family on horseback?

2. How much older is Nestor Lopez than the narrator?

3. In Chapter 9, the narrator says that "history isn't the paper it's printed on" (144). What does he assert history is instead?

4. What single phrase comprises Chapter 2?

5. On what date was the narrator summoned to appear at the U. S. Supreme court building in the Prologue?

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