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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 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 the liquor store.
(c) There were men of legal drinking age who would purchase it for them for a fee.
(d) They would steal it from their parents.

2. To whom is the memoir addressed?
(a) The author's son.
(b) Black Americans.
(c) White Americans.
(d) All Americans.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author, the purpose of the public school system is to:

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

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

5. Which writer inspired the author as a young man?

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