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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Rose By Any Other Name (pages 47-71).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who said, "Either I can beat him, or the police"?
(a) The author's grandmother.
(b) The author's mother.
(c) The author's father.
(d) The author.

3. What did the girl with the long dreads teach the author?
(a) Poetry.
(b) French.
(c) Distrust.
(d) Compassion.

4. How old was the author when his son was born?
(a) 30.
(b) 24.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

5. Where did the author meet the mother of his son?
(a) New York.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) The Mecca.
(d) Baltimore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author begin his memoir?

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

3. According to the author, upon what has America's progress been built?

4. How does the author describe the classroom?

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

(see the answer key)

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