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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in the Prologue, "Be it ancient Rome or modern-day America, you're either citizen or" what (5)?
(a) "Survivor."
(b) "Slave."
(c) "Ruler."
(d) "Emperor."

2. For what musician does the narrator claim to have a strange affinity in Chapter 1?
(a) The Beegees.
(b) Neil Young.
(c) The Who.
(d) Michael Jackson.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes himself in the Prologue as a "not-so-proud descendant of" the Mees located where (20)?

2. What does the narrator say is the "beauty of minstrelsy" in Chapter 15 (188)?

3. What is King Cuz's real name?

4. What word from the Prologue refers to the theory or philosophy of law?

5. Whose murder in 1964 launched interest and experiments in the bystander effect?

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