1. What date did the narrator use on his emancipation of Hominy in Chapter 6?
(a) October 17, 1838.
(b) June 17, 1859.
(c) May 13, 1832.
(d) May 12, 1965.

2. In Chapter 9, the narrator says that "history isn't the paper it's printed on" (144). What does he assert history is instead?
(a) A dream.
(b) A people.
(c) Memory.
(d) Time's passing.

3. Who is the dominatrix that Hominy frequented at the BDSM club?
(a) Miss Sarah.
(b) Miss Marie.
(c) Miss Anna.
(d) Miss Dorothy.

4. At what time does the narrator say he was summoned to appear in court for his hearing in the Prologue?
(a) 10:00 a.m.
(b) 11:00 a.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 7:00 a.m.

5. How did Pete the Pup die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) He swallowed an alarm clock.
(c) Brain aneuryism.
(d) He choked on a bottle lid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the novel refers to the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, particularly by giving them jobs?

2. Who did Hominy claim was "the original Little Rascal" (86)?

3. What is described as the sister city to Algiers in "City Lites, An Interlude"?

4. What is Hampton Fiske's 800 number?

5. Of "Little Scotty Beckett," the narrator says, "Scotty was a big-eyed Rascal who used to run with" whom, in Chapter 6 (84)?

(see the answer key)

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