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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 – Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does the narrator say he has experienced direct discrimination based on race in Chapter 13?
(a) Three times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Once.
(d) Five times.

2. In Chapter 9, the narrator says that "history isn't the paper it's printed on" (144). What does he assert history is instead?
(a) Time's passing.
(b) A dream.
(c) Memory.
(d) A people.

3. How does the narrator describe the hairstyles of the Justices when they enter the courtroom in the Prologue (19)?
(a) "Powdered-wig hairstyles."
(b) "Nixon-era hairstyles."
(c) "Eisenhower-era hairstyles."
(d) "Reagan-era hairstyles."

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

5. What does the narrator presume to be Topsy's real name in Chapter 22?
(a) Marpessa Dawson.
(b) Susan Silverman.
(c) Charisma Molina.
(d) Butterfly Davis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that L.A. is about in Chapter 9?

2. What does the narrator describe as Hominy's favorite room at the BDSM club in Chapter 6?

3. What does the narrator describe in Chapter 20 as "a thirty-minute celebration of the wonders and contributions of the mysterious Caucasian race to the world of leisure" (226)?

4. What word in Chapter 19 refers to a thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland as a weapon?

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

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