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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Angela Davis's family move when Angela Davis was four?
(a) Center Street.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Paris.

2. Where had Angela Davis been teaching before the time the book began?
(a) San Francisco State College.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) University of California.
(d) Oxford University.

3. What was Angela Davis's personality like in school?
(a) She was aloof and solitary.
(b) She was bookish and shy.
(c) She was dabbling in different occupational tracks.
(d) She always stepped into confrontations.

4. What did Angela Davis's teachers tell her and her classmates?
(a) Class warfare was inevitable.
(b) Education is the key to success.
(c) Learning effectively makes your skin whiter.
(d) Work hard and you will get ahead.

5. When did Angela Davis and her companion plan to leave their location?
(a) At midnight.
(b) At dark.
(c) At dawn.
(d) At noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the book begin?

2. What was Angela Davis's family's class status?

3. What did Angela Davis say were the two levels of prison existence?

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

5. What did Angela Davis learn about Birmingham when she was in New York?

(see the answer key)

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