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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Re-Enforcement (pages 75-88).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author spend most of his time at The Mecca?
(a) Arguing politics on the Lawn.
(b) Absorbing culture and music.
(c) Reading and taking notes on black literature and essays.
(d) Listening to and writing poetry.

2. Whom does the author blame for the death of Prince Jones?
(a) God.
(b) The educational system.
(c) America and its fears.
(d) A police officer.

3. According to the author, what is the purpose of defining races of people?
(a) To identify people groups.
(b) To define culture.
(c) To form a hierarchy in society.
(d) To instill a sense of cultural pride.

4. The author admires Malcolm X because he never:
(a) Lied.
(b) Hesitated.
(c) Ran.
(d) Gave up.

5. What view does the author have of the afterlife?
(a) It is his only comfort.
(b) It is a vital part of the fabric of the human psyche.
(c) It is an unknown.
(d) It does not exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What essential question does the author pose in his memoir?

2. What important skills did the author's mother teach him?

3. How does the author describe the classroom?

4. According to the author, navigating the streets of Baltimore is like a:

5. Which writer inspired the author as a young man?

(see the answer key)

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