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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the novel refers to something formed of a single large block of stone?

2. Who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front?

3. What does the narrator claim is the "black workingman's motto" in the Prologue (20)?

4. At what time does the narrator say he was summoned to appear in court for his hearing in the Prologue?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hampton Fiske and how is he described?

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

3. Where does the narrator describe taking Hominy for "beatings" each Thursday?

4. How did the narrator's father die?

5. How is the character of King Cuz described?

6. How does the narrator encounter Marpessa in Chapter 9? What emerges in their meeting?

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

8. What happened on the occasions where the narrator attempted to emancipate Hominy?

9. How does the narrator describe Hominy's work on the farm in Chapter 6?

10. How is Hominy Jenkins described by the narrator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Foy Cheshire in The Sellout. How would you describe Foy's relationship with the protagonist? What are Foy's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story? What becomes of Foy in the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss depictions of racism in popular entertainment in The Sellout. What television shows, films, commercials, etc. are referenced or alluded to by the narrator? What racism or racist attitudes are described in these examples?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the death of the narrator's father and its impact on the narrator. How did the narrator's father die? Where did he die? How did the narrator discover him? How did he react?

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