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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Angela Davis feel that blacks needed to avoid a conflict with police in Los Angeles?
(a) Because LA police had a reputation for criminal brutality.
(b) Because the LA judges were traditionally biased against political protesters.
(c) Because LA county had permissive laws regarding police brutality.
(d) Because LA police were among the best equipped with riot gear.

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

4. What was the relationship between the Students Non-violent Coordinating Committee and the Communist Party?
(a) The SNCC did not want to be associated with Communists.
(b) They competed for members, but forced their members to choose between parties.
(c) They worked together on political project, but the Communists worked alone in economic cases.
(d) The two parties worked together.

5. Where did Angela Davis go to college?
(a) University of California.
(b) State University of New York.
(c) Fisk University.
(d) Brandeis University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the level of involvement in the Civil Rights movement in Angela Davis's high school?

2. Where did Angela Davis first meet people from the Black Panther Political Party?

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

4. What did Angela Davis do with the money she stole as a child?

5. Where did Angela Davis study for her junior year?

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