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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. At what age does the author remember witnessing his first street fight?
(a) Ten.
(b) 12.
(c) Five.
(d) 18.

2. What essential question does the author pose in his memoir?
(a) How can all people groups coexist?
(b) Who am I?
(c) When will America be one?
(d) How do I live free in this black body?

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are racism and race linked?

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

3. What acclaimed history book did Chancellor William write?

4. What type of work did the author's father do?

5. What is "the Yard"?

(see the answer key)

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