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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Hominy claim was "the original Little Rascal" (86)?
(a) Alfalafa.
(b) Spanky.
(c) Sunshine Sammy.
(d) Buckwheat.

3. What did Darla Hood die from in reality, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) Hepatitis.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Syphilis.

4. What does the narrator say that L.A. is about in Chapter 9?
(a) Bigotry.
(b) Fumes.
(c) Faith.
(d) Space.

5. For what college was the narrator's father the interim dean?
(a) Citrus Heights Community College.
(b) Hollywood Hills Community College.
(c) South Los Angeles Community College.
(d) West Riverside Community College.

6. What does the narrator claim to listen to recordings of when he has trouble sleeping in Chapter 1?
(a) The Watergate tapes.
(b) Ocean waves.
(c) Slot machines playing.
(d) Sheep baa-ing.

7. How much money does the narrator say he spent on his suit in the Prologue?
(a) $95.
(b) $430.
(c) $200.
(d) $129.

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

9. What word from the Prologue refers to the theory or philosophy of law?
(a) Logic.
(b) Opulence.
(c) Jurisprudence.
(d) Egalitarianism.

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

11. How old was Alfalfa when he was shot in the face?
(a) 59.
(b) 42.
(c) 23.
(d) 35.

12. What is the case number for "Me v. the United States of America" (20)?
(a) 656-231.
(b) 06-5612.
(c) 25-1231.
(d) 09-2606.

13. For whom did Chubsy-Ubsy have an unrequited love?
(a) Miss Anna Marie.
(b) Miss Darla.
(c) Miss Crabtree.
(d) Miss Constance.

14. In what key does the narrator say his father spoke in Chapter 1?
(a) B-sharp.
(b) G-sharp.
(c) F-sharp.
(d) F-flat.

15. What word used in the Prologue is an adjective describing a person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances?
(a) Epistolarian.
(b) Panglossian.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Monolithic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Hominy's work mostly consisted of in Chapter 6 (82)?

2. For what musician does the narrator claim to have a strange affinity in Chapter 1?

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

4. Whose murder in 1964 launched interest and experiments in the bystander effect?

5. How did Pete the Pup die?

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