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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Rose By Any Other Name (pages 47-71).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author's father collect?
(a) Guns.
(b) Books.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Art.

2. What sense does the author describe experiencing as he watched television as a child?
(a) Hope.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Injustice.

3. What does the author tell his son about promises?
(a) A promise is worth its weight in gold.
(b) A promise lasts forever.
(c) No promise is unbreakable.
(d) A man's word is his bond.

4. What did the author's mother urge him to do when he was in trouble at school?
(a) Run.
(b) Draw.
(c) Write.
(d) Fight.

5. According to the author, there is no difference between his son and which murdered 17-year-old?
(a) Trayvon Martin.
(b) Prince Jones.
(c) Malcom X.
(d) Jordan Davis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who were the first white people the author knew on a personal level?

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

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

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

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