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 People of the United States of America.
(b) Sincerely yours, The President of the United States of America.
(c) Sincerely yours, The Senate of the United States of America.
(d) Sincerely yours, The Congress of the United States of America.

2. At what time does the narrator say he was summoned to appear in court for his hearing in the Prologue?
(a) 10:00 a.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 11:00 a.m.

3. What word from the novel refers to something formed of a single large block of stone?
(a) Archaic.
(b) Magnetic.
(c) Monolithic.
(d) Epistolarian.

4. What word from the novel refers to the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, particularly by giving them jobs?
(a) Lycanthropy.
(b) Jurisprudence.
(c) Egalitarianism.
(d) Nepotism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator asserts in Chapter 17 that "In the history of American black people, there have been only two with the complete inability to tell a joke" (205). Who, aside from the narrator's father is unable to tell a joke?

2. How does the narrator refer to Hominy as he accompanied him in driving around town in Chapter 20?

3. What did Foy Cheshire rename The Iceman Cometh?

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

5. Who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front?

(see the answer key)

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