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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) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) 21.
(d) 12.

2. According to the author, what is the purpose of defining races of people?
(a) To form a hierarchy in society.
(b) To define culture.
(c) To instill a sense of cultural pride.
(d) To identify people groups.

3. The author admires Malcolm X because he never:
(a) Ran.
(b) Hesitated.
(c) Lied.
(d) Gave up.

4. How did the author and his friends illegally obtain alcohol when they were underage?
(a) They would make corn liquor at home in the bathtub.
(b) They would steal it from their parents.
(c) They would steal it from the liquor store.
(d) There were men of legal drinking age who would purchase it for them for a fee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author begin his memoir?

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

3. How old is the author's son at the time the memoir is written?

4. Why did the author refrain from comforting his son when Michael Brown's killers were set free?

5. How does the author describe Malcolm X?

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