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

2. The narrator states in the Prologue, "I understand now that the only time black people don't feel guilty is when" what (18)?
(a) "We've been falsely accused of a crime."
(b) "We have paid our debts to society."
(c) "We've been oppressed."
(d) "We've actually done something wrong."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What date did the narrator use on his emancipation of Hominy in Chapter 6?

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

3. Of "Little Scotty Beckett," the narrator says, "Scotty was a big-eyed Rascal who used to run with" whom, in Chapter 6 (84)?

4. How much money does the narrator say he spent on his suit in the Prologue?

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did the narrator's father die?

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

8. What are the three basic laws of ghetto physics that the narrator describes in Chapter 3?

9. How is Hominy Jenkins described by the narrator?

10. How is the character of King Cuz described?

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