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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Growing Up Black (pages 21-47).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Tamir Rice when he was shot?
(a) Two.
(b) 12.
(c) 21.
(d) Six.

2. How did the author's father react when the author threatened his 9th grade teacher?
(a) His father beat him.
(b) His father confronted the principal.
(c) His father called the police.
(d) His father confronted the teacher.

3. How did the author's parent's respond to his questions about inequality in the world?
(a) They read passages from the bible.
(b) They referred him to books.
(c) They sent him out on the street.
(d) They told him stories of their youth.

4. According to the author, navigating the streets of Baltimore is like a:
(a) Series of trick questions.
(b) Playground.
(c) Warzone.
(d) Battlefield.

5. What 1986 event helped solidify the author's view that violence is inevitable?
(a) A teenage boy pulled a gun.
(b) His father was shot.
(c) He fired his first weapon.
(d) His mother iwa mugged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "the Yard"?

2. What realization did the author make about death in the sixth grade?

3. According to the author, what is the purpose of defining races of people?

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

5. What is the "one-drop" rule?

(see the answer key)

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