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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which name symbolically means "The Struggle"?
(a) Samori.
(b) Malcom.
(c) Luther.
(d) Ta-Nehisi.

3. How did the author's father react when another boy stole something from the author?
(a) His father beat him.
(b) His father confronted the thief.
(c) His father called the police.
(d) His father confronted the thief's grandfather.

4. Who is Linda Heywood?
(a) A musician the author met at The Mecca.
(b) A Howard professor specialized in Central Africa.
(c) An American poet.
(d) A protester from the Lawn.

5. According to the author, when Lincoln spoke of the "government of the people," to whom was he addressing?
(a) White Americans.
(b) All Americans.
(c) The wealthy.
(d) American men.

6. The author admires Malcolm X because he never:
(a) Ran.
(b) Lied.
(c) Hesitated.
(d) Gave up.

7. What has been the prevalent emotion in the author's life?
(a) Anger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hope.
(d) Joy.

8. According to the author, upon what has America's progress been built?
(a) Education.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Violence.
(d) Hard work.

9. Which writer inspired the author as a young man?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Alex Haley.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Maya Angelou.

10. Whom does the author describe as his "wedding ring"?
(a) His wife.
(b) His son.
(c) His soul.
(d) God.

11. Where did the author meet the mother of his son?
(a) New York.
(b) The Mecca.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Baltimore.

12. Who is the Tolstoy of the Zulus, according to Coats?
(a) Medici.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Wiley.
(d) Nzinga.

13. What does the author describe as the "enemy of art, courageous thinking and honest writing"?
(a) The Dream.
(b) Public education.
(c) Science.
(d) Religion.

14. According to the author, it is important that whether one wins or loses the fight, who should be by your side?
(a) God.
(b) Pride.
(c) Friends.
(d) Family.

15. What field did the author pursue after he left Howard University?
(a) Music.
(b) Archaeology.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Bookselling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe the classroom?

2. According to the author, there is no difference between his son and which murdered 17-year-old?

3. According to the author, what is the purpose of defining races of people?

4. What does the author tell his son about promises?

5. What advantages has the author's son had growing up?

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