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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Rocks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Angela Davis learn about Birmingham when she was in New York?
(a) That she could pass a white.
(b) That it is impossible to live without racial tension, even in affluence.
(c) That blacks in New York were as poor as in Birmingham.
(d) How segregated Birmingham was.

2. Who was with Angela Davis when the book begins?
(a) William Christmas.
(b) Helen.
(c) Jonathan Jackson.
(d) James McClain.

3. What did Angela Davis say she researched in the library during high school?
(a) Socialism.
(b) African history.
(c) Ancient mythology.
(d) Literary criticism.

4. Where had the deaths of McClain and Christmas and the other person taken place?
(a) Echo Park.
(b) Marin County Courthouse.
(c) University of California.
(d) San Quentin Prison.

5. What was the level of involvement in the Civil Rights movement in Angela Davis's high school?
(a) The students organized racial cooperation.
(b) There was very little interest.
(c) There were race riots and sit-ins.
(d) There were non-violent protests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Angela Davis trying on when the book begins?

2. Why didn't Angela Davis leave the country?

3. Where did Angela Davis go when she left Birmingham?

4. How old was Angela Davis when the Civil Rights movement began?

5. Who owned and operated Angela Davis's high school?

(see the answer key)

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