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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. What view does the author have of the afterlife?
(a) It is a vital part of the fabric of the human psyche.
(b) It is his only comfort.
(c) It is an unknown.
(d) It does not exist.

2. Who were the first white people the author knew on a personal level?
(a) Reporters.
(b) His editors.
(c) Hippies.
(d) Religious zealots.

3. Whom does the author describe as "the God I never had"?
(a) His soul.
(b) His son.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

4. 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) His mother iwa mugged.
(d) He fired his first weapon.

5. The author admires Malcolm X because he never:
(a) Lied.
(b) Gave up.
(c) Ran.
(d) Hesitated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the girl with the long dreads teach the author?

2. How does the author describe Malcolm X?

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

4. Who said, "Either I can beat him, or the police"?

5. How old was the author when his son was born?

(see the answer key)

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