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

2. Coats explains that the young men who walk the streets of Baltimore loud and rude do so because:
(a) It gives them a sense of security and power.
(b) They are uncultured and wild.
(c) They are uneducated and don't know any better.
(d) It is their way of being friendly.

3. According to the author, when Lincoln spoke of the "government of the people," to whom was he addressing?
(a) American men.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) All Americans.
(d) White Americans.

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

5. What is "the Yard"?
(a) An area near the docks in Virginia where students gather.
(b) A strip of green grass near the White House where protesters gather.
(c) A club in downtown Atlanta.
(d) A communal green space at Howard University when students gather.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe Malcolm X?

2. What bothers the author about artists like Michael Jackson?

3. What sense does the author describe experiencing as he watched television as a child?

4. Whose death reminded the author that his world and his son's were one and the same?

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

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