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

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

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

4. The narrator states in the Prologue, "Be it ancient Rome or modern-day America, you're either citizen or" what (5)?
(a) "Slave."
(b) "Emperor."
(c) "Ruler."
(d) "Survivor."

5. What does the narrator claim to listen to recordings of when he has trouble sleeping in Chapter 1?
(a) Slot machines playing.
(b) Sheep baa-ing.
(c) The Watergate tapes.
(d) Ocean waves.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students were in the narrator's graduating class in high school?

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

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

4. The narrator describes himself in the Prologue as a "not-so-proud descendant of" the Mees located where (20)?

5. How does the narrator describe the current state of the Union in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the black woman slap the narrator in the Prologue?

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

4. How is the character of King Cuz described?

5. What does the narrator remark about mottos in the Prologue?

6. How is the narrator's home described? Where does he live?

7. How did the narrator's father die?

8. How is Hominy Jenkins described by the narrator?

9. Who is the unofficial leader of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals? How is he described?

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

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