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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 did the author find unique about Howard University?
(a) Everyone was treated as an equal, regardless of race.
(b) All the students were wealthy, regardless of race.
(c) The professors spent time outside with the students.
(d) All the students were black, but distinctly unique in culture.

2. What is the "one-drop" rule?
(a) One drop of violence ruins a peaceful gathering.
(b) Having one white parent (or ancestor) entitles a person to be white.
(c) Having one black parent (or ancestor) makes a person black.
(d) One drop of liquor makes an alcoholic.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author learn from television as a young boy?

2. What view does the author have of the afterlife?

3. Coats quotes that sixty percent of all young black men who drop out of high school will:

4. What realization did the author make about death in the sixth grade?

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

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