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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the closing of the letter that summoned him to the Supreme Court in the Prologue?
(a) Sincerely yours, The Congress of the United States of America.
(b) Sincerely yours, The President of the United States of America.
(c) Sincerely yours, The Senate of the United States of America.
(d) Sincerely yours, The People of the United States of America.

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

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

4. What is the name of the social psychology bible that the narrator's father took with him to talk down folks in his town?
(a) The Faith and the Fury.
(b) The Blue Future of Life.
(c) The Path to Enlightenment.
(d) The Planning of Change.

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

6. The narrator states in the Prologue, "Be it ancient Rome or modern-day America, you're either citizen or" what (5)?
(a) "Survivor."
(b) "Emperor."
(c) "Ruler."
(d) "Slave."

7. How old was Wheezer when he died?
(a) 19.
(b) 32.
(c) 41.
(d) 16.

8. Of "Little Scotty Beckett," the narrator says, "Scotty was a big-eyed Rascal who used to run with" whom, in Chapter 6 (84)?
(a) Buckwheat.
(b) Fat Albet.
(c) Hominy.
(d) Spanky.

9. What Californian fast food chain does the narrator describe newcomers being fascinated with in Chapter 9?
(a) Jack-in-the-Box.
(b) Rob Roy Burger.
(c) In-N-Out Burger.
(d) Five Guys Burgers.

10. Who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front?
(a) Erich Maria Remarque.
(b) Jean Genet.
(c) Jean Piaget.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

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

12. Who killed the narrator's father?
(a) His brother.
(b) The police.
(c) Charisma.
(d) Marpessa.

13. What is the name of the BDSM club on the Westside where the narrator contracted to dole out Hominy's punishments for him?
(a) The Black Cat.
(b) The Hot Kitchen.
(c) The Devil's Den.
(d) Sticks and Stones.

14. What does "RTD" stand for (118)?
(a) Rapid Transit District.
(b) Road Transfer Division.
(c) Road Transportation Department.
(d) Railway Transport Department.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes the black Justice as looking at him with "that crazy, red-eyed penetrating look that back home we call" what (22)?

2. How many students were in the narrator's graduating class in high school?

3. What word used in the Prologue is an adjective describing a person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances?

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

5. How does the narrator describe the current state of the Union in the Prologue?

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