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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who killed the narrator's father?

2. What word from the Prologue refers to the theory or philosophy of law?

3. What caused Buckwheat's death?

4. How does the narrator describe the hairstyles of the Justices when they enter the courtroom in the Prologue (19)?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the definition of satire and how does satire apply to The Sellout?

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

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

4. How did the narrator's father die?

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

6. Why does the narrator construct a highway sign with the name Dickens on it?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Foy Cheshire in The Sellout. How would you describe Foy's relationship with the protagonist? What are Foy's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story? What becomes of Foy in the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of F. K. Me in The Sellout. What is this character's profession? How is his relationship with his son depicted? Do you think this character is portrayed as a protagonist or antagonist? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What effects do the segregation signs on Marpessa's bus have? How does the narrator extend segregation beyond the bus? What indicators does the narrator erect to do so?

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