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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. What acclaimed history book did Chancellor William write?
(a) By Any Means Necessary.
(b) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
(c) Notes of a Native Son.
(d) Destruction of Black Civilization.

2. Why did the author refrain from comforting his son when Michael Brown's killers were set free?
(a) His son locked the bedroom door.
(b) He was busy calling the news station.
(c) He feels he pain of grief is an important lesson.
(d) He was too sad to move off the couch,

3. What type of work did the author's father do?
(a) Freelance writer and journalist.
(b) Police officer for Baltimore City.
(c) Custodian for Baltimore public schools.
(d) Research librarian at Howard University.

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

5. How does the author describe his experience in the Baltimore public schools?
(a) Enlightening.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Safe.
(d) Pointless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coats explains that the young men who walk the streets of Baltimore loud and rude do so because:

2. According to the author, upon what has America's progress been built?

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

4. How did the author's father react when another boy stole something from the author?

5. At what age does the author remember witnessing his first street fight?

(see the answer key)

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