Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What is the name of the inmate who gets Shaka into reading by sharing his own stories?
O'Neal-El
Twin
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Al Capone
Q. Shaka is really excited about reading after enjoying the work of a novelist. Which one?
Donald Goines
Dumas
James Baldwin
Richard Castle
Q. How does Shaka first learn about The Autobiography of Malcolm X?
From a fellow inmate
From a prison guard
From a teacher
From Google, of course.
Q. What is the first book Shaka himself writes?
A novel called Shadowatchers
A historical study of Nat Turner
A book of poetry about his experience
A book of interviews with Quidditch players
Q. There's a point where Shaka feels betrayed by other inmates. Which figures from Black history does he think of at this point?
Nat Turner and Malcolm X
Malcolm X and Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston and Frederick Douglass
Nick Fury and Mace Windu