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

2. What type of work did the author's father do?
(a) Freelance writer and journalist.
(b) Custodian for Baltimore public schools.
(c) Police officer for Baltimore City.
(d) Research librarian at Howard University.

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

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

5. How does the author describe Malcolm X?
(a) Fierce, violent, and wild.
(b) Controlled, intelligent, and beyond fear.
(c) Strong, ethical, and powerful.
(d) Rebellious, irrational, and impulsive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author's father react when the author threatened his 9th grade teacher?

2. What is "the Yard"?

3. Whose death reminded the author that his world and his son's were one and the same?

4. What did the author's mother urge him to do when he was in trouble at school?

5. According to the author, slavery transfigured black bodies into:

(see the answer key)

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