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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Self-Awareness (pages 88-108).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what is the purpose of defining races of people?
(a) To define culture.
(b) To identify people groups.
(c) To form a hierarchy in society.
(d) To instill a sense of cultural pride.

2. Whom did the girl with the long dreads love?
(a) Malcom X.
(b) The Author.
(c) Prince Jones.
(d) Maya Angelou.

3. To where did the author move to in 2001?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. What concern does the author have about the lessons he is trying to teach his son?
(a) That others will make fun of his son.
(b) That others will tell his son it is an unnecessary part of the past.
(c) That his son will be embarrassed by him.
(d) That his son will grow bitter and cynical.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sense does the author describe experiencing as he watched television as a child?

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

3. What does the author mean when he says black children are told to be "twice as good"?

4. Where did the author meet the mother of his son?

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

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