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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. What does the author imagine white parents might tell their children?
(a) Be twice as nice.
(b) Take twice as much.
(c) Be twice as successful.
(d) Be twice as fearful.

2. How did the author's father react when another boy stole something from the author?
(a) His father called the police.
(b) His father confronted the thief's grandfather.
(c) His father beat him.
(d) His father confronted the thief.

3. What regret does the author have about the friend he made in France?
(a) He was so blinded by past fears he couldn't enjoy the mutual friendship.
(b) They haven't kept in touch since he has returned to America.
(c) He didn't remember to write down his friend's phone number.
(d) He doesn't remember his friend's name.

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

5. What hobby did the author pursue while at Howard University?
(a) Music.
(b) Poker.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Bowling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work did the author's father do?

2. The author views the school systems and the streets as:

3. Which protest sign did the author see while in France that reminded him of his blackness?

4. The author believes that when the body is shattered, what happens?

5. What event did the author witness on September 11, 2001?

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