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

2. Where does the author begin his memoir?
(a) During a riot.
(b) In a bar.
(c) At an auction.
(d) During an interview.

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

4. What important skills did the author's mother teach him?
(a) How to cook and clean his clothes.
(b) How to pray.
(c) How to stretch a dollar.
(d) How to read and write.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "the Yard"?

2. What advantages has the author's son had growing up?

3. What does the author wish he had done differently with the woman who pushed his son?

4. Why did the author feel it was unnecessary to forgive the man who killed Prince Jones?

5. What did the author notice about white children in Manhattan?

(see the answer key)

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