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

2. What does the narrator say is the "beauty of minstrelsy" in Chapter 15 (188)?
(a) Its overt racism.
(b) Its satire.
(c) Its irony.
(d) Its timelessness.

3. For what college was the narrator's father the interim dean?
(a) Hollywood Hills Community College.
(b) West Riverside Community College.
(c) South Los Angeles Community College.
(d) Citrus Heights Community College.

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

5. What city is described as "the City That Never Stops Bleeding" by the narrator in "City Lites, An Interlude"?
(a) Paris.
(b) Florence.
(c) Juarez.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How old was Wheezer when he died?

4. Where is Charisma Molina an assistant principal?

5. Who did Hominy claim was "the original Little Rascal" (86)?

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