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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. At what time does the narrator say he was summoned to appear in court for his hearing in the Prologue?
2. What does the narrator say Hominy's work mostly consisted of in Chapter 6 (82)?
3. Whose theory of cognitive development is cited in Chapter 1?
4. Who does the narrator refer to as the "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement" in Chapter 10 (127)?
5. What is King Cuz's real name?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the narrator's home described? Where does he live?
2. What does the narrator remark about mottos in the Prologue?
3. How is the narrative related in The Sellout? From what perspective is the story told?
4. What are the three basic laws of ghetto physics that the narrator describes in Chapter 3?
5. What happened when the narrator's father attempted an experiment on bystander syndrome when the narrator was a child?
6. Why does Foy Cheshire reimagine and adapt classic novels like Huckleberry Finn?
7. How does the narrator describe Hominy's birthday celebration?
8. What happened on the occasions where the narrator attempted to emancipate Hominy?
9. What is the definition of satire and how does satire apply to The Sellout?
10. How did the narrator's father die?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does the narrator seek out a "sister city" for Dickens? What are the results he receives? What three lost cities does the narrator resort to using as sister cities to Dickens?
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
What charges have brought the narrator to the U.S. Supreme Court? How are the Justices of the Court described? How doe the Judges perceive the narrator and his crimes?
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