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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prelude to Love - Three Letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What writer does Cleaver say he was a huge fan of?
(a) James Baldwin
(b) Hubert Selby Jr
(c) Norman Mailer
(d) Richard Wright

2. What happens three times a day?
(a) The prisoners are whipped
(b) The prisoners are counted
(c) The prisoners say their prayers
(d) A prisoner escapes

3. What does Cleaver tell Axelrod he thinks he deserves?
(a) Wealth
(b) Fame
(c) Prison
(d) Their relationship

4. What does Cleaver sometimes do instead of his exercises?
(a) Write
(b) Phone his mother
(c) Steal food
(d) Meditate

5. Why does Cleaver wake up earlier than the other inmates?
(a) To play squash
(b) To do his exercises
(c) To meditate
(d) To steal food

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Norman Mailer book does Cleaver mention in this chapter?

2. Which of Baldwin's books changed Cleaver's mind about him?

3. What does Cleaver describe in this chapter?

4. Why does Cleaver think people find him lacking?

5. Who does Cleaver write letters to in this chapter?

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