Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Hari Ziyad
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Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Hari Ziyad
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Canto III: Free Chapter 17 - Epilogue: A Prayer for my Grandmother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Canto II: Queer, "Chapter 12: A Prayer for New Language," how does Hari feel about the idea of state-sanctioned marriage?
(a) He fully supports it.
(b) He believes it is unnecessary.
(c) He finds it romantic.
(d) He thinks it is essential for legal rights.

2. In Canto III: Free, "Chapter 16: A Prayer for Freedom," what does Hari remember about his childhood bathroom sessions with his father?
(a) They are a form of bonding and communication.
(b) They were uncomfortable experiences.
(c) They involved discussions about his hair color.
(d) They ended when Hari was five years old.

3. In Canto II: Queer, "Chapter 13: Logging Out of Passport Twitter," why does Hari's friendship with Cloud become an issue?
(a) Hari's unwillingness to confront anti-Blackness.
(b) Cloud's failure to understand the concept of gentrification.
(c) Cloud's excessive drinking habits.
(d) Hari's refusal to engage with white people.

4. In Canto III: Free, "Chapter 17: If We Must Die," who does Rachelle replace as Hari's conduit to popular culture?
(a) Ganga.
(b) Auntie Grace.
(c) Mother Bhūmi.
(d) Mark.

5. In Canto III: Free, "Chapter 17: If We Must Die," what significant event is being celebrated?
(a) Kwanzaa.
(b) Christmas.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Thanksgiving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of the term "object permanence" (109)?

2. What impact does the carceral state have on Hari's experience of gender?

3. Why is Hari surprised during the walk with Mother Bhūmi?

4. In Canto II: Queer, "Chapter 12: A Prayer for New Language," what does Timothy believe is important for him and Hari's relationship despite their differences?

5. In Canto I: Black, "Chapter 4: A Prayer for Rest," what does Hari compare the feeling of impending distress to?

(see the answer key)

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