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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 – 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described as the sister city to Tel Aviv in "City Lites, An Interlude"?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Florence.
(c) Juarez.
(d) Paris.

2. How many times does the narrator say he has experienced direct discrimination based on race in Chapter 13?
(a) Three times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Once.
(d) Five times.

3. What character wrote the book Mick, Please: The Black Irish Journey from Ghetto to Gaelic?
(a) Jean Piaget.
(b) Jon McJones.
(c) King Cuz.
(d) Foy Cheshire.

4. For what musician does the narrator claim to have a strange affinity in Chapter 1?
(a) Neil Young.
(b) Michael Jackson.
(c) The Beegees.
(d) The Who.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator describe in Chapter 1 as "the bitch next door and my only true love" during his childhood?

2. For how long did the faked contract read that Hominy had been the narrator's slave when he was emancipated?

3. What is King Cuz's real name?

4. Who is the student that volunteered to help the narrator castrate a calf on Career Day?

5. Who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front?

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