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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. How did the author's parent's respond to his questions about inequality in the world?
(a) They referred him to books.
(b) They read passages from the bible.
(c) They told him stories of their youth.
(d) They sent him out on the street.

2. According to the author, who controls the streets of Baltimore?
(a) The students.
(b) The parents.
(c) The crews.
(d) The police.

3. What is PG County?
(a) Princeton-Gordon County, Washington, DC.
(b) Price Goldwin County, MA.
(c) A poet from Long Island.
(d) Prince George's County, MD.

4. What realization did the author make about death in the sixth grade?
(a) Death is inevitable.
(b) Death chases after the living.
(c) Death can occur without warning.
(d) Death does not wait.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe Malcolm X?

2. What did the author's parents teach him about religion?

3. What has been the prevalent emotion in the author's life?

4. What did the girl with the long dreads teach the author?

5. Who is the Tolstoy of the Zulus, according to Coats?

(see the answer key)

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