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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the town where the narrator grew up founded?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1799.
(d) 1868.

2. What nickname does the narrator say he was called after a spelling bee when he was eleven?
(a) Jumpy.
(b) Bonbon.
(c) Trickster.
(d) Loser.

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

4. Who is described in Chapter 24 as a "courtroom artist extraordinaire and film buff" (269)?
(a) Curtis Baxter.
(b) Jean Piaget.
(c) Carl Williams.
(d) Fred Manne.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the hero of the one comic book that the narrator ever owned?

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

4. What magazine does the narrator say broke the story about "The New Jim Crow" in Chapter 23 (251)?

5. By what name does the narrator say he calls his marijuana in Chapter 11?

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