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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6 (pages 68-82).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metaphor does Sidney Poitier use to characterize the two American debates on life?
(a) Bookends
(b) Warring bulls
(c) River banks
(d) World powers

2. Which of the following is not a black celebrity that Geoffrey thinks could take part in his film festival?
(a) Bill Cosby
(b) Eddie Murphy
(c) Diana Ross
(d) Richard Pryor

3. What request does Paul make of the Kittredges before leaving?
(a) That they forgive him
(b) That they forget the whole incident
(c) That they lend him more money
(d) That they not tell his father

4. Who tells Paul to leave the condo in this section?
(a) The Hustler
(b) Flan
(c) Ouisa
(d) No one

5. In the second excerpt from This Life that the parents read, what does Poitier warn his readers against doing regarding their children?
(a) Condescending them
(b) Protecting them
(c) Smothering them
(d) Ignoring them

Short Answer Questions

1. Paul is looking at a statue of what in Central Park when he is mugged?

2. What does Flan demand of Paul in the scene with the Hustler?

3. What film option does Flan think may be a nice alternative for Paul's father's movie?

4. What school does the Kittredges' daughter attend?

5. What state are Flan and Ouisa from originally?

(see the answer key)

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