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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. Which of the following does the narrator note had adopted Supercargo?
(a) Wendy Woods.
(b) Diane Denison.
(c) Patricia Parker.
(d) Brenda Baker.

2. As which of the following does the narrator describe Nigel?
(a) Verbose.
(b) Taciturn.
(c) Laconic.
(d) Loquacious.

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare Polaire?
(a) Stevie Nicks.
(b) Gwen Stefani.
(c) Claudette Ortiz.
(d) Yoko Ono.

4. Which of the following does Nigel resist having with chocolate cake?
(a) Sprinkle berries.
(b) Raspberries.
(c) Frankenberries.
(d) Strawberries.

5. In which of the following corners is Penny’s workplace at PHH?
(a) Southwest.
(b) Southeast.
(c) Northeast.
(d) Northwest.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare Araminta?

2. Which of the following is the ratio of Black city residents the narrator notes have been imprisoned in Liberia?

3. Which of the following does the narrator identify as his secretary?

4. Which of the following does the narrator note his grandfather wore?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons are given to the narrator for asking him to be BEG’s official spokesperson?

2. What does the narrator note as the inciting incident for his wanting to have Nigel demelanized?

3. What does the narrator identify as “The problem with going to a grocery store when you’re the noncooking partner” (215)?

4. What reason does the narrator give for beginning to learn American Sign Language?

5. How does the narrator recall his first meeting with Penny?

6. What reasons does the narrator give for liking the Mall of the Seven Myrtles?

7. What message does Jo Jo leave for the narrator when he leaves?

8. What effects does the narrator note demelanization had on Crooked Crown?

9. How does the narrator describe his preferred workspace in the wake of Penny’s death?

10. What does the narrator’s grandfather report as the effect when “those problems done piled up on me” (137)?

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