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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does the narrator argue that the word "nigger" should be left in classic literature? (from The Shit You Shovel, Chapter 6 – Exact Change, or Zen and the Art of Bus Riding and Relationship Repair, Chapter 10)

Nothing can alter the perception of timeless literature.

Foy has stolen ideas from other people in the past, such as the narrator's father.

Foy is trying to make money off the backs of people who have already written.

Shetlering people from reality and history does them more harm than good.

2.

What ghost city becomes the sister city to Dickens? (from City Lites: An Interlude – Too Many Mexicans, Chapter 15)

The Lost City of White Male Privilege.

Chernobyl.

Mogadishu.

The Golden City of Eldorado.

3.

According to the narrator as a young man, what problem faces the black community? (from City Lites: An Interlude – Too Many Mexicans, Chapter 15)

Class divisions.

A lack of community reinvestment.

Opportunity kicked aside.

Democrats.

4.

Why did the narrator's father ultimately pronounce his son a failure? (from Prologue – The Shit You Shovel: Chapter 5)

His son did not adopt similar racial world views.

His son attended college.

His son argued that class, rather than racism, was responsible for black ills.

His son would rather marry a white girl than a black girl.

5.

Why is Marpessa bringing her bus home with her every night? (from City Lites: An Interlude – Too Many Mexicans, Chapter 15)

She is proud of the narrator.

It is ideal for neighborhood barbeques.

She enjoys sleeping on the bus.

Her brother needs a place to crash.

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