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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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)?
(a) "A get-together."
(b) "A 'function'."
(c) "A pot-luck."
(d) "A gathering."

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

3. For how long did the faked contract read that Hominy had been the narrator's slave when he was emancipated?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Six months.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is King Cuz's real name?

2. To what Shakespearean play does the narrator compare the Little Rascals in Chapter 6?

3. When was the town where the narrator grew up founded?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the members of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals respond to the narrator's proposal to restore the City of Dickens?

2. How does the narrator describe his father in Chapter 1?

3. Who is Hampton Fiske and how is he described?

4. How did the narrator's father die?

5. How does the narrator encounter Marpessa in Chapter 9? What emerges in their meeting?

6. How did the community respond when the narrator began his process of marking the boundaries of Dickens?

7. How does the narrator describe Hominy's birthday celebration?

8. How is the narrative related in The Sellout? From what perspective is the story told?

9. How is the character of King Cuz described?

10. How does the narrator describe Hominy's work on the farm in Chapter 6?

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