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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. When did the West African nation of Ghana declare independence?

2. The narrator asserts in Chapter 7 that Foy Cheshire's ownership of the most racist Little Rascal films is what?

3. What is the name of the ghetto community on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles where the narrator grew up?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is the character of King Cuz described?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Hominy Jenkins in the novel. How old is Hominy? What aspects of Hominy's past is demonstrated through his behavior? What are Hominy's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism and imagery connected to the narrator's two-acre farm in Dickens. What does the narrator grow on the farm? How are the procedures of running the farm related to life and race relations in the story?

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