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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what time does the narrator say he was summoned to appear in court for his hearing in the Prologue?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 10:00 a.m.
(c) 11:00 a.m.
(d) 7:00 a.m.

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

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

5. What color jumpsuit did Hampton Fiske change into during the dinner break in Chapter 24?
(a) Ochre.
(b) Sapphire.
(c) Aquamarine.
(d) Chartreuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what Shakespearean play does the narrator compare the Little Rascals in Chapter 6?

2. Who are the three powerful and famous African-Americans that appeared at the meeting of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals in Chapter 19?

3. Who is the only white teacher at the middle school where the narrator demonstrated castrating a calf?

4. By what name does Hampton Fiske refer to the narrator's father as in Chapter 24?

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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