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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 "calling card of the Chickasaw nation" (10)?
(a) "Above and Beyond."
(b) "The Water Whisperers."
(c) "In Tune with Earth and Skies."
(d) "Unconquered and Unconquerable."

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

3. The narrator asserts in Chapter 7 that Foy Cheshire's ownership of the most racist Little Rascal films is what?
(a) An honest truth.
(b) Urban legend.
(c) A conspiracy.
(d) A bald-faced lie.

4. To what Shakespearean play does the narrator compare the Little Rascals in Chapter 6?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) All's Well that Ends Well.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) The Taming of the Shrew.

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

6. What date did the narrator use on his emancipation of Hominy in Chapter 6?
(a) June 17, 1859.
(b) October 17, 1838.
(c) May 13, 1832.
(d) May 12, 1965.

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

8. Whose theory of cognitive development is cited in Chapter 1?
(a) Jean Genet.
(b) Jean Piaget.
(c) Robert Forster.
(d) James White.

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

10. 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) Sheep baa-ing.
(d) Slot machines playing.

11. 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."

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

13. Who is the dominatrix that Hominy frequented at the BDSM club?
(a) Miss Dorothy.
(b) Miss Marie.
(c) Miss Sarah.
(d) Miss Anna.

14. What word from Chapter 7 refers to the supernatural transformation of a person into a wolf?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Panglossian.
(c) Lycanthropy.
(d) Jurisprudence.

15. The narrator states in the Prologue, "This may be hard to believe, coming from a black man, but I've never" what (3)?
(a) "Killed anyone."
(b) "Gone fishing."
(c) "Stolen anything."
(d) "Been in jail."

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the narrator say he spent on his suit in the Prologue?

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

3. What is Hominy's last name?

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

5. The narrator states in Chapter 7 that "One of the many sad ironies of African-American life is that every banal dysfunctional social gathering is called" what (93-94)?

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