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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "City Lites: An Interlude" – Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what name does the narrator say he calls his marijuana in Chapter 11?
(a) Blue Dream.
(b) Nepotism.
(c) Panglossian.
(d) Perspicacity.

2. At what time does the narrator say that Hominy would show up for work each day in Chapter 6?
(a) 2:00 - 2:15 p.m.
(b) 3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
(c) 1:00 - 1:15 p.m.
(d) 12:00 - 12:15 p.m.

3. What single phrase comprises Chapter 2?
(a) "Up or down?"
(b) "Where we going?"
(c) "Westside, nigger! What?"
(d) "White boy, stop."

4. The narrator states in the Prologue, "This may be hard to believe, coming from a black man, but I've never" what (3)?
(a) "Been in jail."
(b) "Killed anyone."
(c) "Stolen anything."
(d) "Gone fishing."

5. With what Kafka novel does the narrator describe Mapessa covering her face in Chapter 9?
(a) Waiting for Godot.
(b) The Trial.
(c) The Stranger.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Californian fast food chain does the narrator describe newcomers being fascinated with in Chapter 9?

2. How old was Alfalfa when he was shot in the face?

3. The narrator states in Chapter 7 that "One of the many sad ironies of African-American life is that every banal dysfunctional social gathering is called" what (93-94)?

4. What was the hero of the one comic book that the narrator ever owned?

5. What is the area of Harlem paired with by City Match?

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