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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is King Cuz's real name?
(a) Carl Williams.
(b) Jean Piaget.
(c) Andy Watkins.
(d) Curtis Baxter.

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

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

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

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

7. At what time does the narrator say that Hominy would show up for work each day in Chapter 6?
(a) 2:00 - 2:15 p.m.
(b) 3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
(c) 1:00 - 1:15 p.m.
(d) 12:00 - 12:15 p.m.

8. What does the narrator describe as Hominy's favorite room at the BDSM club in Chapter 6?
(a) The Bastille Room.
(b) The Red Room.
(c) The Blue Room.
(d) The Black Chamber.

9. How does the narrator describe the current state of the Union in the Prologue?
(a) An unwavering democracy.
(b) An egalitarian empire.
(c) A romantic failure.
(d) A dysfunctional plutocracy.

10. How old was the narrator when he wrote his first scientific paper called "Passenger Seating Tendencies by Race and Gender"?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

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

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

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

14. What does the narrator say Hominy's work mostly consisted of in Chapter 6 (82)?
(a) "Harvesting corn and potatoes."
(b) "Washing my car."
(c) "Picking cotton."
(d) "Watching me work."

15. What was the hero of the one comic book that the narrator ever owned?
(a) Aquaman.
(b) Superman.
(c) Green Lantern.
(d) Batman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator describe in Chapter 1 as "the bitch next door and my only true love" during his childhood?

2. How old was Wheezer when he died?

3. Who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front?

4. Whose theory of cognitive development is cited in Chapter 1?

5. What Californian fast food chain does the narrator describe newcomers being fascinated with in Chapter 9?

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