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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. What threats were made against the author when his son was pushed off the escalator?
(a) He was threatened with a gun.
(b) He was threatened with arrest.
(c) He was threatened with a beating.
(d) None.

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

3. What did the author learn from television as a young boy?
(a) There is hope for his escape.
(b) All children live in fear.
(c) The world is a terrifying place.
(d) There are children in other neighborhoods who do not live in fear.

4. What did the author's parents teach him about religion?
(a) They rejected all religions.
(b) They were devout Muslims.
(c) They were devout Baptists.
(d) He should find his own spiritual path.

5. What did the author notice about white children in Manhattan?
(a) They clung to their parents.
(b) They were hungry.
(c) They were fearless.
(d) There were very few of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author fear the PG County police?

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

3. How did the author feel when he strolled his young son through a traditionally white neighborhood?

4. According to the author, who controls the streets of Baltimore?

5. To whom is the memoir addressed?

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