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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say his father was in Chapter 1?
(a) A social scientist.
(b) A history professor.
(c) An English professor.
(d) A pediatrician.

2. What caused Buckwheat's death?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Cirrhosis of the liver.
(d) Lymphoma.

3. Where does the narrator say his car is parked in the Prologue?
(a) On the Avenue of America.
(b) On Rockefeller Street.
(c) On Constitution Avenue.
(d) On Roosevelt Avenue.

4. Why does the narrator say he was struggling with growing potatoes in Chapter 18?
(a) The climate is too cold.
(b) The climate is too dry.
(c) The climate is too warm.
(d) The climate is too wet.

5. What is the name of the ghetto community on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles where the narrator grew up?
(a) Citrus Heights.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Boardwalk.
(d) Saginaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in the Prologue, "Be it ancient Rome or modern-day America, you're either citizen or" what (5)?

2. What does the narrator claim to listen to recordings of when he has trouble sleeping in Chapter 1?

3. The narrator describes Foy Cheshire as defiantly marching to his car as if he were leaving where under siege in Chapter 16?

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

5. How does the narrator describe the closing of the letter that summoned him to the Supreme Court in the Prologue?

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