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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 Northridge quake occur that collapsed the roof of the school auditorium where the narrator demonstrated castrating a calf?
2. What is describe as "the hillbilly neighborhood about ten miles north of Dickens" in Chapter 14 (180)?
3. In the narrator's fantasy in Chapter 17, who does he describe telling Marpessa, "When you see Bonbon, the Cosmic Sellout and your one true love, cast down your panties where you are" (209)?
4. What is the area of Harlem paired with by City Match?
5. Where is the long-lost city of Dollersheim located?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the neighborhood children gather in the narrator's yard in Chapter 15?
2. Why have the three cities that Dickens matched with refused to be sister cities?
3. What is Wheaton Academy and what role does it play in the plot of The Sellout?
4. Where does the narrator describe his father taking him in order to show him that racism still exists?
5. What does Marpessa demonstrate on Career Day at the Chaff Middle School?
6. Why does the narrator slip out of the meeting in Chapter 19?
7. Who is Charisma Molina and what is her profession?
8. How did the narrator's father attempt to demonstrate racism to him backfire in Chapter 13?
9. How does the narrator respond to Hominy's suggestions for new class systems in Dickens in Chapter 18?
10. What is "Whitey Week" and how is it defined in Chapter 20?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the events on Career Day at the Chaff Middle School. What does Marpessa demonstrate for the students? What does the narrator's demonstration consist of? How does the day conclude?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the genre of satire and how it applies to The Sellout. What aspects of the novel's plot are satirical? In what ways? How does irony play a role in the narrative?
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