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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. Where does the narrator say he had to go in order to track down Cipriano "Candy" Marinez after he tried to flee his abusive family on horseback?

2. What does the narrator say has more "motion of the ocean" than him in Chapter 17 (201)?

3. What is the name of Charisma Molina's mother?

4. What diagnosis did Marpessa determine for the narrator when he was 18?

5. What does the narrator say the best apples taste like in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jon McJones and where does the narrator encounter him?

2. How is the narrator's satsuma tree employed as a symbol in the novel?

3. How does the narrator define sister cities in "City Lites: An Interlude"?

4. What is Wheaton Academy and what role does it play in the plot of The Sellout?

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

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

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

8. What does the narrator demonstrate on Career Day at the Chaff Middle School?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of racism in The Sellout. How does the author develop this theme through setting and characters? How is the theme related to symbolism and imagery in the novel? What statements do you think the author is making about racism? Why?

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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