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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 react when another boy stole something from the author?
(a) His father confronted the thief.
(b) His father beat him.
(c) His father confronted the thief's grandfather.
(d) His father called the police.

2. For whom was the author's son named?
(a) Malcom X.
(b) Samori Touré.
(c) Martin Luther King.
(d) Robert Hayden.

3. What poet inspired the author while at Howard University?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) Robert Hayden.

4. For how many years were black people enslaved in America?
(a) 250 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 100 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author's parents teach him about religion?

2. What is PG County?

3. Who is the Tolstoy of the Zulus, according to Coats?

4. How does the author describe Malcolm X?

5. What view does the author have of the afterlife?

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