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

2. To what Shakespearean play does the narrator compare the Little Rascals in Chapter 6?

3. What is Hampton Fiske's 800 number?

4. For whom did Chubsy-Ubsy have an unrequited love?

5. At what time does the narrator say that Hominy would show up for work each day in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Foy Cheshire reimagine and adapt classic novels like Huckleberry Finn?

3. How is Hominy Jenkins described by the narrator?

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

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

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

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

8. How is the character of King Cuz described?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative style of The Sellout. From what perspective is the story related? Is the narrative related in the present, past, or future tense? Who is the presumed audience of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the depictions of white Americans in The Sellout. How are whites perceived by the inhabitants of Dickens? In what ways do the actions of the narrator and Hominy satirize white American history and culture?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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