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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of the narrator’s bellhop at Shanksted?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Moses.
(d) David.

2. Which of the following does the narrator note having taught Supercargo?
(a) How to tie his shoes.
(b) How to tie a bowline hitch.
(c) How to tie one on.
(d) How to tie a tie.

3. In which of the following facilities does the narrator note his father had been held?
(a) Buckles.
(b) Rikers Island.
(c) Alcatraz.
(d) Angola.

4. To which of the following does the narrator compare himself?
(a) A rotten tomato.
(b) A boiled egg.
(c) A peeled orange.
(d) A peeled egg.

5. Which of the following is the makeup of the band at Octavia’s mansion?
(a) Saxophone, keyboard, drums, and congas.
(b) Guitar, keyboard, drums, and bass.
(c) Trumpet, keyboard, drums, and bass.
(d) Trumpet, keyboard, drums, and congas.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare Nigel’s birthmark?

2. Which of the following does the narrator posit inhabits “the entire South beyond my hometown” (44)?

3. Which of the following does the narrator note having seen Pavor and Callower drink at Octavia’s?

4. Which of the following does the narrator note is a theme in Octavia’s father’s collection?

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare Dred Douglas?

(see the answer key)

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