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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes himself in the Prologue as a "not-so-proud descendant of" the Mees located where (20)?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Georgia.

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

3. What does the narrator say "ain't easy" just like "pimpin' ain't easy" in the opening of Chapter 6 (80)?
(a) "Runnin' a gang."
(b) "Burying people."
(c) "Slaveholdin'."
(d) "Calling home."

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

5. How did Pete the Pup die?
(a) He swallowed an alarm clock.
(b) He choked on a bottle lid.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Brain aneuryism.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. In Chapter 9, the narrator says that "history isn't the paper it's printed on" (144). What does he assert history is instead?
(a) Time's passing.
(b) A people.
(c) A dream.
(d) Memory.

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

15. Where does the narrator say his car is parked in the Prologue?
(a) On Rockefeller Street.
(b) On Constitution Avenue.
(c) On the Avenue of America.
(d) On Roosevelt Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what key does the narrator say his father spoke in Chapter 1?

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

3. What is King Cuz's real name?

4. What does "RTD" stand for (118)?

5. What does the narrator claim is the "black workingman's motto" in the Prologue (20)?

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