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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Charisma Molina's mother?
(a) Anna Molina.
(b) Delores Molina.
(c) Maria Molina.
(d) Sally Molina.

2. The narrator asserts in Chapter 18 that "the university apple orchards in Geneva, New York, are to the black market apple trade what Medellin, Columbia, is to" what (212)?
(a) "Cocaine."
(b) "Peyote."
(c) "Marijuana."
(d) "Heroin."

3. The narrator describes Foy Cheshire as defiantly marching to his car as if he were leaving where under siege in Chapter 16?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) South Korea.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) North Korea.

4. What free alcoholic beverage was supplied at the meeting of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals described by the author in Chapter 19?
(a) Grey Goose.
(b) Hennessey.
(c) Jameson.
(d) Bushmills.

5. Who is the student that volunteered to help the narrator castrate a calf on Career Day?
(a) Jean Piaget.
(b) Curtis Baxter.
(c) Sheila Clark.
(d) Susan Silverman.

6. About how many people were at the meeting of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals that the narrator describes in Chapter 19?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

7. What word in Chapter 18 is a chiefly South African word that is an insulting and contemptuous term for a black African?
(a) Jag.
(b) Lopo.
(c) Kaffir.
(d) Kink.

8. Who directed the film The Ten Commandments?
(a) Fellini.
(b) Rob Reiner.
(c) Cecil B. DeMille.
(d) Susan Silverman.

9. When did the Northridge quake occur that collapsed the roof of the school auditorium where the narrator demonstrated castrating a calf?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1979.

10. What did Hominy call the opposite of white flight in Chapter 12 (170)?
(a) "The Ku Klux influx."
(b) "Forced integration."
(c) "Reverse gentrification."
(d) "White magnetism."

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

12. What does the narrator say the best apples taste like in Chapter 18?
(a) Candy.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Watermelons.
(d) Peaches.

13. What is the name of the only movie theater in Dickens?
(a) The Sagan.
(b) The Meralta.
(c) The Carlton.
(d) The Roxy.

14. What verb in Chapter 19 means to dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of a statement or thing?
(a) Impugn.
(b) Lycanthropy.
(c) Align.
(d) Articulate.

15. Where is the long-lost city of Dollersheim located?
(a) Russia.
(b) Italy.
(c) Austria.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe in Chapter 20 as "a thirty-minute celebration of the wonders and contributions of the mysterious Caucasian race to the world of leisure" (226)?

2. Where does the narrator say he had to go in order to track down Cipriano "Candy" Marinez after he tried to flee his abusive family on horseback?

3. How does the narrator refer to Hominy as he accompanied him in driving around town in Chapter 20?

4. What movie does the narrator describe starring Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in Chapter 14?

5. 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?

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