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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. What is Hominy's last name?

2. What word from Chapter 7 refers to the supernatural transformation of a person into a wolf?

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

4. For what musician does the narrator claim to have a strange affinity in Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Hominy Jenkins described by the narrator?

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

6. What happened when the narrator's father attempted an experiment on bystander syndrome when the narrator was a child?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the protagonist of The Sellout. What is this character's approximate age? What is his profession? What are his actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of symbolism and imagery in The Sellout. What are predominant symbols that reappear in the narrative? What does each represent? How does the author employ similes and metaphors? What are the effects of these examples?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Marpessa Dawson. How does Marpessa know the narrator? How would you describe their relationship? What is Marpessa's profession?

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