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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. Whom does the author describe as "the God I never had"?
(a) His soul.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

2. What did the author's mother urge him to do when he was in trouble at school?
(a) Write.
(b) Draw.
(c) Fight.
(d) Run.

3. How did the death of Prince Jones affect the author emotionally?
(a) He became anxious.
(b) He became depressed.
(c) He became numb.
(d) He became enraged.

4. According to the author, there is no difference between his son and which murdered 17-year-old?
(a) Malcom X.
(b) Jordan Davis.
(c) Trayvon Martin.
(d) Prince Jones.

5. How does the author describe Malcolm X?
(a) Strong, ethical, and powerful.
(b) Controlled, intelligent, and beyond fear.
(c) Rebellious, irrational, and impulsive.
(d) Fierce, violent, and wild.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the city of Manhattan try to build over a slave burial site?

3. What did the author find unique about Howard University?

4. How did the author's father react when the author threatened his 9th grade teacher?

5. Where did the author meet the mother of his son?

(see the answer key)

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