BLACK QUESTIONS FOR WHITEY

MOST testmakers conceded that their own cultural backgrounds impose a distinct bias on their questions. Arguing that all U.S. employment and IQ tests reflect the culture of white, middle-class America, Negro Sociologist Adrian Dove, 33, a program analyst for the U.S. Budget Bureau, devised his own quiz. Wryly known as the "Soul Folk Chitlings Test," it is cast with a black, rather than a white, bias. Some of his 30 black imponderables prove extremely difficult for Whitey: 1) Whom did "Stagger Lee" kill (in the famous blues legend)? a) His mother, b) Frankie, c) Johnny, d) His girl friend, e) Billy.

2) If a man is called a "Blood," then he is a a) Fighter, b) Mexican-American, c) Negro, d) Hungry Hemophile, e) Redman or Indian.

3) If you throw the dice and seven is showing, what is facing down? a) "Seven," b) "Snake eyes," c) "Box-cars," d) "Little Joes," e) "Eleven."

4) In "C.C. Rider," what does "C.C." stand for? a) Civil Service, b) Church Council, c) Country Circuit (Preacher),

d) Country Club, e) "Cheatin' Charlie" (the "Boxer Gunsel").

5) Cheap "Chitlings" (not the kind you purchase at a frozen-food counter) will taste rubbery unless they are cooked long enough. How soon can you quit cooking them to eat and enjoy them? a) 15 minutes, b) eight hours, c) 24 hours, d) one week (on a low flame),

e) one hour.

6) Hattie Mae Johnson is on the County. She has four children and her husband is now in jail for nonsupport, as he was unemployed and was not able to give her any money. Her welfare check is now $286 per month. Last night she went out with the biggest player in town. If she got pregnant, then nine months from now, how much more will her welfare check be? a) $80, b) $2, c) $35, d) $150, e) $100.

7) The "Hully Gully" came from a) East Oakland, b) Fillmore, c) Watts, d) Harlem, e) Motor City.

8) Many people say that "Juneteenth" (June 19) should be made a legal holiday because this was the day when a) The slaves were freed in the U.S., b) The slaves were freed in Texas, c) The slaves were freed in Jamaica, d) The slaves were freed in California, e) Martin Luther King was born, f) Booker T. Washington died. Answers: q(8

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