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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To a posterboard of which of the following does the narrator ascribe his knowledge of the rural South?
(a) Song of the South.
(b) Gone with the Wind.
(c) Birth of a Nation.
(d) Princess and the Frog

2. Which of the following does Octavia wager on the narrator’s victory?
(a) A demijohn.
(b) A dollar.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A dalliance.

3. Which of the following does Polaire give Tyrod?
(a) Her hand.
(b) Her money.
(c) Her card.
(d) Her heart.

4. Which of the following is the name of the housekeeper at the narrator’s company?
(a) Etherine.
(b) Hattie.
(c) Sadie.
(d) Etienne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the city whence Crooked Crown comes?

2. Which of the following does Octavia hand the narrator at her mansion?

3. As which of the following does Riley dress at Octavia’s mansion?

4. To which of the following does the narrator compare Penny?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What options does the narrator outline for answering a question about his opinion as “the onliest black guy in the room” (8)?

2. What reasons does the narrator give for not having taken Nigel to their city’s team’s basketball games before the novel?

3. What expenses does the narrator note complicate securing Nigel’s procedure?

4. What incident leads to the acknowledgement that Nigel is the best cook among himself, Penny, and the narrator?

5. How does the narrator note that Penny and his mother regarded each other initially?

6. What problems does the narrator note in the Shanksted map?

7. What reasons does the narrator express for seeking Jo Jo’s help with Octavia’s campaign?

8. To what does the narrator ascribe Supercargo’s trouble with authorities?

9. How does the narrator explain the makeup of his company’s diversity committee?

10. What functions in the community does the narrator ascribe to the Chicken Coop?

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