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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Early and Late.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 13, what did the narrator's mother do?
(a) Make beer.
(b) Plant flowers.
(c) Bake bread.
(d) Dig a hole.

2. At the end of Early and Late, Chapter 1, what boxes did the narrator's family check on medical forms?
(a) Black and Hispanic.
(b) Black and Caucasian.
(c) Black and Asian.
(d) Black and Jamaican.

3. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 10, what news did Tracey tell the narrator and her father?
(a) That she won a dance contest.
(b) That she was going to a private school.
(c) That she won an award in reading class.
(d) That she was going to go to the narrator's school.

4. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 3, how old was the narrator's father?
(a) 20s.
(b) 30s.
(c) 28.
(d) 35.

5. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 5, what was the narrator's mother wearing on her head?
(a) Baseball cap.
(b) Beret.
(c) Scarf.
(d) Straw hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Early and Late, Chapter 4, how old was the author when she dreamed about blacks being elegant and never discriminated against?

2. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 8, what were Tracey, her mom, and the narrator making to eat during fireworks in the park?

3. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 7, mostly what was the ethnic make up of the students at Tracey's school?

4. In Chapter 7 of Early and Late, what theater did Fred Astaire dance with his sister when he was in London?

5. In Chapter 5 of Early and Late, how many slaves did the narrator tell Aimee that a captain jettisoned from his ship?

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