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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 4 - 7).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Mock and Chad attempt to assimilate more quickly back into Hawaiian culture?
(a) By speaking pidgin.
(b) By speaking street slang.
(c) By painting their nails in the color of the Hawaiian flag.
(d) By dressing the way the Hawaiians do.

2. What insult does Mock's father frequently invoke in Chapter 2?
(a) Faggot.
(b) Idiot.
(c) Weakling.
(d) Sissy.

3. Mock opens Part Two of the book with a quote from which author?
(a) Ralph Ellison.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(d) Bayard Rustin.

4. What place in her grandmother's house is a sanctuary for Mock when she is young?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The lanai.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) The basement.

5. What is Mock's given name at Birth?
(a) Francis Mock.
(b) Charles Mock III.
(c) Michael Mock.
(d) James Mock II.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, which area of Hawaii does Mock move to in a rented house with her mother and Chad?

2. How does Mock recall feeling as she assembled her furniture in New York City as a graduate student?

3. What pastime does Mock say she inherited from her mother?

4. What do Mock and Chad eat on their journey from Oakland to their new destination in Chapter 5?

5. Where do Mock and her date go after they meet at the bar in the section titled New York 2009?

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