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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Day in Folsom Prison.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cleaver want the prison system to provide?
(a) A library
(b) Prostitutes
(c) Nutritous food
(d) A gym

2. Why did the guard rip down Cleaver's poster?
(a) The girl was naked
(b) It was anti-religous
(c) It scared the other prisoners
(d) It was a white women

3. What does Cleaver say he has access to on the honor block?
(a) Books
(b) Television
(c) The radio
(d) Women

4. What does Cleaver say he has always been aware of?
(a) The color of his skin
(b) His attraction to women
(c) His dark side
(d) Politics

5. What made people feel pride about being associated with Watts?
(a) The Nation of Islam
(b) Kennedy's presidency
(c) The riots
(d) The Vietnam War

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the first vignette in this chapter?

2. Which of the following is an example of soul food?

3. What did Cleaver's lawyer give him that resulted in Cleaver spending time in solitary confinement?

4. What does Cleaver say people expect him to be because of his crime?

5. Where did Eldridge Cleaver serve his prison sentence?

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