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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, what do many of his black contemporaries have in common?
(a) They are searching for a better future.
(b) They are proud of their heritage.
(c) They have never known their fathers.
(d) They are unhappy with their lives.

2. What sense does the author describe experiencing as he watched television as a child?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Hope.
(c) Injustice.
(d) Jealousy.

3. What 1986 event helped solidify the author's view that violence is inevitable?
(a) A teenage boy pulled a gun.
(b) His father was shot.
(c) He fired his first weapon.
(d) His mother iwa mugged.

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

5. For whom was the author's son named?
(a) Robert Hayden.
(b) Martin Luther King.
(c) Samori Touré.
(d) Malcom X.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the author's parents teach him about religion?

3. How old was Tamir Rice when he was shot?

4. How did the author's father discipline him?

5. What difference does the author see between his childhood and that of his son?

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