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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator claim was his mentor in law school?
(a) Dinah Viet Dinh.
(b) Octavia Whitmore.
(c) Mimi LaVon.
(d) Marie Laveau.

2. In which of the following subdivisions does Jo Jo live?
(a) Moonlight Vale.
(b) Sunny Vale.
(c) Dusky Vale.
(d) Sunny Hill.

3. Which of the following does the narrator note his company serves?
(a) Convenience stores.
(b) Bars.
(c) Grocers.
(d) Car washes.

4. Which of the following does Octavia hand the narrator at her mansion?
(a) A Tom Collins.
(b) A whiskey sour.
(c) A Sazerac.
(d) A rum and Coke.

5. Which of the following is Jo Jo wearing when the narrator and Nigel meet him in the novel?
(a) A black beret.
(b) A Stetson hat.
(c) A green beret.
(d) A black belt.

6. Which of the following does Supercargo call the narrator?
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Sammy Davis, Jr.
(c) Peter Lawford.
(d) Dean Martin.

7. To which of the following does Nigel compare the fabric in the trees at Shanksted?
(a) Banshees.
(b) Dracula.
(c) Stuck-up people.
(d) Strung-up people.

8. Which of the following does the narrator note had been his first choice for Nigel’s schooling?
(a) The Morrison School.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson School.
(c) Booker T. Washington Elementary.
(d) The School without Walls.

9. 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.

10. Which of the following does the narrator note his company serves?
(a) Massage parlors.
(b) Music schools.
(c) Acupuncture clinics.
(d) Art studios.

11. Which of the following professions does the narrator remark Jo Jo had had?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Podiatrist.
(c) Pharmacist.
(d) Ophthalmologist.

12. Which of the following whitening creams does the narrator note as highest quality?
(a) Porcelana.
(b) Obagi Medical Nu-Derm.
(c) J.B.’s Whitener.
(d) Madame C.J.’s.

13. Which of the following does the narrator note used to live where he, Penny, and Nigel do?
(a) Choctaw Indians.
(b) Chapitoulas Indians.
(c) Mosopelea Indians.
(d) Natchez Indians.

14. To which of the following does the narrator compare Penny?
(a) Lady Macbeth.
(b) Widow Douglas.
(c) Ada Lester.
(d) Lady Chatterly.

15. With which of the following stones does Octavia track the narrator?
(a) Sardonyx.
(b) Amethyst.
(c) Zircon.
(d) Topaz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Polaire give Tyrod?

2. Which of the following is the height of the Sky Tower?

3. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

4. Which of the following is the name of a tour character at Shanksted?

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare himself?

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