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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what Shakespearean play does the narrator compare the Little Rascals in Chapter 6?
(a) All's Well that Ends Well.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) The Taming of the Shrew.

2. What word from Chapter 6 refers to a historical clerk, scribe, or notary?
(a) Jurisprudence.
(b) Scrivener.
(c) Notary.
(d) Articulator.

3. How old was the narrator when he wrote his first scientific paper called "Passenger Seating Tendencies by Race and Gender"?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Sixteen.

4. What does the narrator say that L.A. is about in Chapter 9?
(a) Space.
(b) Bigotry.
(c) Faith.
(d) Fumes.

5. How does the narrator describe the closing of the letter that summoned him to the Supreme Court in the Prologue?
(a) Sincerely yours, The Congress of the United States of America.
(b) Sincerely yours, The People of the United States of America.
(c) Sincerely yours, The President of the United States of America.
(d) Sincerely yours, The Senate of the United States of America.

6. 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) 12:00 - 12:15 p.m.
(d) 1:00 - 1:15 p.m.

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

8. For how long did the faked contract read that Hominy had been the narrator's slave when he was emancipated?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Six years.
(d) Three weeks.

9. 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)?
(a) "A 'function'."
(b) "A gathering."
(c) "A get-together."
(d) "A pot-luck."

10. When was the town where the narrator grew up founded?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1799.
(d) 1868.

11. What does the narrator say "ain't easy" just like "pimpin' ain't easy" in the opening of Chapter 6 (80)?
(a) "Slaveholdin'."
(b) "Burying people."
(c) "Runnin' a gang."
(d) "Calling home."

12. For what college was the narrator's father the interim dean?
(a) Hollywood Hills Community College.
(b) Citrus Heights Community College.
(c) South Los Angeles Community College.
(d) West Riverside Community College.

13. Who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front?
(a) Jean Genet.
(b) Samuel Beckett.
(c) Jean Piaget.
(d) Erich Maria Remarque.

14. For whom did Chubsy-Ubsy have an unrequited love?
(a) Miss Crabtree.
(b) Miss Darla.
(c) Miss Constance.
(d) Miss Anna Marie.

15. What does "RTD" stand for (118)?
(a) Road Transportation Department.
(b) Railway Transport Department.
(c) Road Transfer Division.
(d) Rapid Transit District.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the narrator say he spent on his suit in the Prologue?

2. What does the narrator lay out the three basic laws of in the opening of Chapter 3?

3. What word from Chapter 7 refers to the supernatural transformation of a person into a wolf?

4. What is King Cuz's real name?

5. The narrator describes himself in the Prologue as a "not-so-proud descendant of" the Mees located where (20)?

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