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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Flames.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excited Angela Davis during her freshman year at college?
(a) James Baldwin's lectures.
(b) The prospect of traveling to Europe.
(c) Demonstrations in France.
(d) Herbert Marcuse's classes.

2. Who did Angela Davis feel closest to in college?
(a) White students.
(b) Her teachers.
(c) Foreign students.
(d) Black students.

3. What was Angela Davis's relationship with Rap Brown?
(a) She was arrested with him.
(b) She served with him in the Students Non-violent Coordinating Committee.
(c) They worked together in the Black Panthers.
(d) She raised funds for his bail.

4. Whose family did Angela Davis spend time with in New York as a child?
(a) Reverend and Mrs. Melish.
(b) Margaret Burnham.
(c) Herbert Marcuse.
(d) James Jackson.

5. Why didn't Angela Davis leave the country?
(a) She was afraid of being caught.
(b) She did not have a passport.
(c) She wanted to be close to the movement.
(d) She wanted to be close to her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Angela Davis nervous about leaving her location?

2. How did the church bombing in Birmingham touch Angela Davis?

3. What did Angela Davis see on the news in Detroit?

4. What organization did Angela Davis join in high school?

5. What was Angela Davis feeling when she was waiting to leave her location at the beginning of the book?

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