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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Growing Up Black (pages 21-47).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Queen Nzinga address the social insult of the Dutch ambassador?
(a) She stood on the table.
(b) She sat on the ambassador's knee.
(c) She ordered one of her advisers to become a human chair.
(d) She stabbed the ambassador.

2. How did the author and his friends illegally obtain alcohol when they were underage?
(a) They would steal it from the liquor store.
(b) They would make corn liquor at home in the bathtub.
(c) They would steal it from their parents.
(d) There were men of legal drinking age who would purchase it for them for a fee.

3. How old was Tamir Rice when he was shot?
(a) Two.
(b) 12.
(c) 21.
(d) Six.

4. What did the author's parents teach him about religion?
(a) They were devout Baptists.
(b) They were devout Muslims.
(c) They rejected all religions.
(d) He should find his own spiritual path.

5. At what age does the author remember witnessing his first street fight?
(a) 12.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, navigating the streets of Baltimore is like a:

2. According to the author, when Lincoln spoke of the "government of the people," to whom was he addressing?

3. What 1986 event helped solidify the author's view that violence is inevitable?

4. According to the author, who controls the streets of Baltimore?

5. What bothers the author about artists like Michael Jackson?

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