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

2. What is the name of Charisma Molina's mother?
(a) Sally Molina.
(b) Anna Molina.
(c) Maria Molina.
(d) Delores Molina.

3. What did Marpessa throw at Foy Cheshire, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?
(a) An apple.
(b) A knife.
(c) A rock.
(d) An orange.

4. The narrator describes himself in Chapter 18 as the Afrikaner parliamentarian in Johannesburg in what year?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1948.

5. The narrator states in the Prologue, "I understand now that the only time black people don't feel guilty is when" what (18)?
(a) "We've been falsely accused of a crime."
(b) "We've actually done something wrong."
(c) "We have paid our debts to society."
(d) "We've been oppressed."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as the sister city to Tel Aviv in "City Lites, An Interlude"?

2. What character wrote the book Mick, Please: The Black Irish Journey from Ghetto to Gaelic?

3. What did Foy Cheshire reassign as the name of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

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

5. With what Kafka novel does the narrator describe Mapessa covering her face in Chapter 9?

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