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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dream (pages 108-132).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, navigating the streets of Baltimore is like a:
(a) Warzone.
(b) Battlefield.
(c) Series of trick questions.
(d) Playground.

2. Where does the author begin his memoir?
(a) In a bar.
(b) During a riot.
(c) During an interview.
(d) At an auction.

3. According to the author, "In America, it is traditional to destroy the _____" what?
(a) Black body.
(b) Soul.
(c) Past.
(d) Victim.

4. Why does the author apologize to his son?
(a) For being unable to save him from the reality of racism and violence in the world.
(b) For rambling on about the past.
(c) For not providing him with a better education.
(d) For speaking so negatively about the world.

5. As a child, what baffled the author about the nonviolent protests of the civil rights moment?
(a) He felt the police should have helped more.
(b) He had been raised in a violent society.
(c) Violence is illegal.
(d) Kids should not see violent television.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "The Mecca" that the author describes to his son?

2. Which writer inspired the author as a young man?

3. Why did the author refrain from comforting his son when Michael Brown's killers were set free?

4. To where did the author move to in 2001?

5. At what age does the author remember witnessing his first street fight?

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