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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. How did the author's father discipline him?
(a) With a belt.
(b) By slapping his face.
(c) By taking his phone.
(d) In time-out.

2. What surprised the author about the sixteenth and seventeenth century portraits of Africans?
(a) The appeared regal and serene.
(b) Their facial features had be Anglicized.
(c) They were drawn in a ravenous, lustful, simian manner.
(d) The looked ethnically different from African-Americans.

3. According to the author, who controls the streets of Baltimore?
(a) The parents.
(b) The police.
(c) The crews.
(d) The students.

4. What acclaimed history book did Chancellor William write?
(a) Destruction of Black Civilization.
(b) Notes of a Native Son.
(c) By Any Means Necessary.
(d) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

5. Which writer inspired the author as a young man?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Alex Haley.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe the classroom?

2. What essential question does the author pose in his memoir?

3. What is PG County?

4. Where does the author begin his memoir?

5. How did the author and his friends illegally obtain alcohol when they were underage?

(see the answer key)

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