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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 – 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the narrator when he wrote his first scientific paper called "Passenger Seating Tendencies by Race and Gender"?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

2. What word in Chapter 19 refers to a thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland as a weapon?
(a) Cairn.
(b) Shillelagh.
(c) Capercallie.
(d) Claymore.

3. The narrator describes Foy Cheshire as defiantly marching to his car as if he were leaving where under siege in Chapter 16?
(a) South Korea.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) North Korea.

4. How does the narrator refer to Hominy as he accompanied him in driving around town in Chapter 20?
(a) An "African-American Marco Polo."
(b) An "African-American Frankenstein."
(c) An "African-American Paul Revere."
(d) An "African-American Igor."

5. What is described as the sister city to Tel Aviv in "City Lites, An Interlude"?
(a) Florence.
(b) Juarez.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 15 means cheerful and full of energy?

2. For what college was the narrator's father the interim dean?

3. One member of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals discusses his children being assigned what novel to read in school in Chapter 7?

4. What is the name of Charisma Molina's mother?

5. What is King Cuz's real name?

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