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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. According to the author, how does racism affect the body?
(a) Metal distress creates mental discord.
(b) Stress causes early aging.
(c) Violence eventually damages the body.
(d) The soul is made weak.

2. As a child, what baffled the author about the nonviolent protests of the civil rights moment?
(a) He had been raised in a violent society.
(b) Kids should not see violent television.
(c) He felt the police should have helped more.
(d) Violence is illegal.

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

4. How does the author describe Malcolm X?
(a) Controlled, intelligent, and beyond fear.
(b) Fierce, violent, and wild.
(c) Rebellious, irrational, and impulsive.
(d) Strong, ethical, and powerful.

5. What did the author find unique about Howard University?
(a) All the students were black, but distinctly unique in culture.
(b) All the students were wealthy, regardless of race.
(c) Everyone was treated as an equal, regardless of race.
(d) The professors spent time outside with the students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What essential question does the author pose in his memoir?

2. According to the author, the purpose of the public school system is to:

3. How did the author's father discipline him?

4. Why does the author feel the interview at the beginning of his memoir was a failure?

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

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