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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 did Foy Cheshire reassign as the name of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

2. Where was Oscar Zocalo lab partners with the narrator?

3. What is the name of the fake school that the narrator has "erected" in Dickens?

4. What latest public-access show of Foy Cheshire's had just been cancelled in Chapter 19?

5. Where is the long-lost city of Dollersheim located?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator respond to the autographed book he receives in Chapter 19? What is the book?

2. Who are the three famous living African Americans that attend the meeting in Chapter 19? How are their identities revealed?

3. What is "Whitey Week" and how is it defined in Chapter 20?

4. Why have the three cities that Dickens matched with refused to be sister cities?

5. Why does the narrator slip out of the meeting in Chapter 19?

6. What is burned at the ending of Career Day at Chaff Middle School? Why?

7. What does the apple tree symbolize in Chapter 18?

8. Who is Charisma Molina and what is her profession?

9. How does Foy Cheshire respond to the signs announcing the establishment of Wheaton Academy?

10. What does Marpessa demonstrate on Career Day at the Chaff Middle School?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss depictions of racism in popular entertainment in The Sellout. What television shows, films, commercials, etc. are referenced or alluded to by the narrator? What racism or racist attitudes are described in these examples?

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