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

2. According to the author, how does racism affect the body?
(a) The soul is made weak.
(b) Metal distress creates mental discord.
(c) Violence eventually damages the body.
(d) Stress causes early aging.

3. How did Queen Nzinga address the social insult of the Dutch ambassador?
(a) She stabbed the ambassador.
(b) She sat on the ambassador's knee.
(c) She ordered one of her advisers to become a human chair.
(d) She stood on the table.

4. How are racism and race linked?
(a) They are not linked.
(b) People don't like what they don't understand.
(c) They are both unfair.
(d) Categorizing people groups inevitably causes a power struggle.

5. How does the author describe his experience in the Baltimore public schools?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Enlightening.
(c) Safe.
(d) Pointless.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is PG County?

5. At what age does the author remember witnessing his first street fight?

(see the answer key)

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