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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Growing Up Black (pages 21-47).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, America believes itself to be:
(a) Understanding.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Exceptional.
(d) Pure.

2. What acclaimed history book did Chancellor William write?
(a) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
(b) Notes of a Native Son.
(c) By Any Means Necessary.
(d) Destruction of Black Civilization.

3. Coats quotes that sixty percent of all young black men who drop out of high school will:
(a) Go to jail.
(b) End up homeless.
(c) Die before the age of 25.
(d) Join the military.

4. What view does the author have of the afterlife?
(a) It does not exist.
(b) It is his only comfort.
(c) It is an unknown.
(d) It is a vital part of the fabric of the human psyche.

5. According to the author, who controls the streets of Baltimore?
(a) The police.
(b) The students.
(c) The crews.
(d) The parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author admires Malcolm X because he never:

2. What did the author's mother urge him to do when he was in trouble at school?

3. How did the author's father react when the author threatened his 9th grade teacher?

4. What is "The Dream" that Coats refers to?

5. How did the author spend most of his time at The Mecca?

(see the answer key)

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