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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. For how many years were black people enslaved in America?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 250 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 100 years.
2. Whose death reminded the author that his world and his son's were one and the same?
(a) Michael Jackson.
(b) The author's father.
(c) Michael Brown.
(d) The author's grandmother.
3. How are racism and race linked?
(a) They are both unfair.
(b) Categorizing people groups inevitably causes a power struggle.
(c) People don't like what they don't understand.
(d) They are not linked.
4. What did the author's father collect?
(a) Guns.
(b) Art.
(c) Books.
(d) Cigars.
5. Whom did the girl with the long dreads love?
(a) The Author.
(b) Prince Jones.
(c) Malcom X.
(d) Maya Angelou.
Short Answer Questions
1. What hobby did the author pursue while at Howard University?
2. How old was the author when his son was born?
3. According to the author, there is no difference between his son and which murdered 17-year-old?
4. Who is Linda Heywood?
5. What field did the author pursue after he left Howard University?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the symbolism behind the author's son's name?
2. For what reasons did the author's father punish him and why?
3. What revelation does the author have about the European perception of Africans during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
4. According to the author, what is the purpose of the public school system?
5. How does research and study affect the author as a young man?
6. How does the author use poetry to express his thoughts?
7. What does the author mean when he asks: "How do I live free in this black body?"
8. How does the author define the word "black"?
9. Why did the author's son experience such extreme grief when Michael Brown's killer was set free?
10. Why didn't the author console his son when Samori grieved over the release of Michael Brown's killer?
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