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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator's father take him in order to expose him to racism in Chapter 13?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Alabama.

2. What college has been breeding the world's best apples since the late 1890s, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?
(a) Berkeley College.
(b) UCLA.
(c) Cornell University.
(d) New York University.

3. What verb in Chapter 19 means to dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of a statement or thing?
(a) Lycanthropy.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Impugn.
(d) Align.

4. How does the narrator describe the current state of the Union in the Prologue?
(a) A dysfunctional plutocracy.
(b) A romantic failure.
(c) An egalitarian empire.
(d) An unwavering democracy.

5. What does the narrator claim is the "black workingman's motto" in the Prologue (20)?
(a) "Out of sight, out of mind."
(b) "The cream rises to the top."
(c) "Harder and faster."
(d) "Work buys freedom."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Marpessa throw at Foy Cheshire, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?

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

3. What word from Chapter 18 refers to a tomblike monument to someone buried elsewhere?

4. For how long did the faked contract read that Hominy had been the narrator's slave when he was emancipated?

5. What adjective from Chapter 16 means wicked or criminal?

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