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

2. Which name symbolically means "The Struggle"?
(a) Ta-Nehisi.
(b) Samori.
(c) Luther.
(d) Malcom.

3. Who said, "Either I can beat him, or the police"?
(a) The author's mother.
(b) The author.
(c) The author's grandmother.
(d) The author's father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Howard University located?

2. What is the "one-drop" rule?

3. Why does the author feel the interview at the beginning of his memoir was a failure?

4. What realization did the author make about death in the sixth grade?

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

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