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

2. What nickname does the narrator say he was called after a spelling bee when he was eleven?
(a) Trickster.
(b) Jumpy.
(c) Loser.
(d) Bonbon.

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

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

5. 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."

Short Answer Questions

1. How is "ABD" defined by the narrator's father in Chapter 1 (36-37)?

2. What does the narrator describe as Hominy's favorite room at the BDSM club in Chapter 6?

3. What does the narrator claim to listen to recordings of when he has trouble sleeping in Chapter 1?

4. What caused Buckwheat's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What setting is established in the novel's Prologue? How is it described?

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

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

5. How is the character of King Cuz described?

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

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

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

9. Where does the narrator describe taking Hominy for "beatings" each Thursday?

10. What happened on the occasions where the narrator attempted to emancipate Hominy?

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