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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What child's name does Roland G. Fryer, Jr., say would indicate alienation from the black community?
(a) Logan.
(b) Madison.
(c) Madeline.
(d) Hunter.

2. What comedic Hollywood icon does Levitt quote regarding honesty in this chapter?
(a) Stan Laurel.
(b) Buster Keaton.
(c) Soupy Sales.
(d) W.C. Fields.

3. Which of the following is not among the universities listed as names chosen by parents in California in the 1990s?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Yale.

4. What do the authors claim is the essential function of a gun?
(a) To kill someone.
(b) To disrupt the natural order.
(c) To hunt and defend.
(d) To alter the image of its owner.

5. In 1920, how many black children out of 100 died in infancy?
(a) 13 of 100.
(b) 45 of 100.
(c) 24 of 100.
(d) 2 of 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is an action that Gyges undertakes in the story that ends Chapter 1?

2. In summation, what does Levitt claim was the source of the Klan's power in the twentieth century?

3. What does Levitt credit with the rise of distinctly black names in the twentieth century?

4. What service was offered in exchange for firearms in a California gun buyback?

5. How many names from the top ten most popular black boy's names from 1990 do not appear on the 2000 list?

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