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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did the girl with the long dreads teach the author?
(a) French.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Distrust.
2. How did the author's father react when the author threatened his 9th grade teacher?
(a) His father called the police.
(b) His father beat him.
(c) His father confronted the teacher.
(d) His father confronted the principal.
3. The author admires Malcolm X because he never:
(a) Lied.
(b) Gave up.
(c) Hesitated.
(d) Ran.
4. What acclaimed history book did Chancellor William write?
(a) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
(b) Destruction of Black Civilization.
(c) By Any Means Necessary.
(d) Notes of a Native Son.
5. What is the "one-drop" rule?
(a) Having one white parent (or ancestor) entitles a person to be white.
(b) One drop of liquor makes an alcoholic.
(c) One drop of violence ruins a peaceful gathering.
(d) Having one black parent (or ancestor) makes a person black.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Linda Heywood?
2. Whose death reminded the author that his world and his son's were one and the same?
3. What did the author's parents teach him about religion?
4. How did Queen Nzinga address the social insult of the Dutch ambassador?
5. How did the author's parent's respond to his questions about inequality in the world?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does research and study affect the author as a young man?
2. How does the author define the word "black"?
3. According to the author, why is America blind to it's racially defined shortcomings?
4. Why didn't the author console his son when Samori grieved over the release of Michael Brown's killer?
5. According to the author, how has the lack of fathers and father-figures affected black children?
6. How does the author compare his childhood to that of his son?
7. According to the author, how have American police departments been given the right to destroy black bodies without the fear of recrimination?
8. What assumptions does the author make about PG County (Prince George's County) police officers and why?
9. For what reasons did the author's father punish him and why?
10. What is the symbolism behind the author's son's name?
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