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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Hominy claim was "the original Little Rascal" (86)?
(a) Spanky.
(b) Sunshine Sammy.
(c) Alfalafa.
(d) Buckwheat.

2. In what key does the narrator say his father spoke in Chapter 1?
(a) F-flat.
(b) F-sharp.
(c) G-sharp.
(d) B-sharp.

3. What does the narrator lay out the three basic laws of in the opening of Chapter 3?
(a) Ghetto physics.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Racial interactions.
(d) Court appearances.

4. One member of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals discusses his children being assigned what novel to read in school in Chapter 7?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Sun Also Rises.
(c) Anne of Green Gables.
(d) Huckleberry Finn.

5. What caused Buckwheat's death?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Cirrhosis of the liver.
(d) Lymphoma.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the closing of the letter that summoned him to the Supreme Court in the Prologue?

2. What does the narrator describe as Hominy's favorite room at the BDSM club in Chapter 6?

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

4. What does the narrator say his father was in Chapter 1?

5. Where does the narrator say his car is parked in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrative related in The Sellout? From what perspective is the story told?

2. What are the three basic laws of ghetto physics that the narrator describes in Chapter 3?

3. What setting is established in the novel's Prologue? How is it described?

4. Who is the unofficial leader of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals? How is he described?

5. What happened when the narrator's father attempted an experiment on bystander syndrome when the narrator was a child?

6. How does the narrator describe his father in Chapter 1?

7. Why does the black woman slap the narrator in the Prologue?

8. How is the character of King Cuz described?

9. How does the narrator describe Hominy's birthday celebration?

10. What is the definition of satire and how does satire apply to The Sellout?

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