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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. Where does the author begin his memoir?
(a) In a bar.
(b) At an auction.
(c) During a riot.
(d) During an interview.

2. What is "The Mecca" that the author describes to his son?
(a) His poetry notebook.
(b) The culture of the student body at Howard University.
(c) His father's collection of books.
(d) His mother's collection of vintage vinyl.

3. What sense does the author describe experiencing as he watched television as a child?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Hope.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Injustice.

4. As a child, what baffled the author about the nonviolent protests of the civil rights moment?
(a) He felt the police should have helped more.
(b) Kids should not see violent television.
(c) He had been raised in a violent society.
(d) Violence is illegal.

5. What advantages has the author's son had growing up?
(a) A black president, social networks, omnipresent media and black culture.
(b) Less racism, the Internet and a world culture.
(c) A safer neighborhood, better schools and more freedom.
(d) Wealth and private schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author spend most of his time at The Mecca?

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

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

4. How did the author's parent's respond to his questions about inequality in the world?

5. According to the author, how does racism affect the body?

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