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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 has been the prevalent emotion in the author's life?
(a) Joy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Hope.
2. What is "The Mecca" that the author describes to his son?
(a) His mother's collection of vintage vinyl.
(b) His poetry notebook.
(c) The culture of the student body at Howard University.
(d) His father's collection of books.
3. At what age does the author remember witnessing his first street fight?
(a) Ten.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) Five.
4. How did the author's father react when another boy stole something from the author?
(a) His father confronted the thief.
(b) His father confronted the thief's grandfather.
(c) His father called the police.
(d) His father beat him.
5. How does the author describe his experience in the Baltimore public schools?
(a) Pointless.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Safe.
(d) Enlightening.
Short Answer Questions
1. What realization does the author have about his university education?
2. According to the author, navigating the streets of Baltimore is like a:
3. Who is the Tolstoy of the Zulus, according to Coats?
4. How did the author and his friends illegally obtain alcohol when they were underage?
5. What realization did the author make about death in the sixth grade?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is meant by "Tolstoy is the Tolstoy of the Zulus?"
2. How does the author compare his childhood to that of his son?
3. What does the author mean when he says the school system and the streets are "two arms of the same beast"?
4. According to the author, what is the purpose of the public school system?
5. According to the author, how has the lack of fathers and father-figures affected black children?
6. What does the author mean when he asks: "How do I live free in this black body?"
7. What assumptions does the author make about PG County (Prince George's County) police officers and why?
8. What influence did Malcom X have on the author as a young man?
9. What role did religion play in the author's childhood?
10. What conflicting thoughts does the author have about the civil rights movement of the 1960s?
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