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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 is "The Dream" that Coats refers to?
(a) The misconception that all Americans, regardless of race, can achieve success.
(b) The ability of every person to achieve their personal goals.
(c) Hope for the future.
(d) Principles set out by the Declaration of Independence.

2. How did the death of Prince Jones affect the author emotionally?
(a) He became depressed.
(b) He became enraged.
(c) He became anxious.
(d) He became numb.

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

4. How old was Tamir Rice when he was shot?
(a) Six.
(b) 12.
(c) 21.
(d) Two.

5. What question does the author pose about assaulting an officer of the law?
(a) Should assaulting an officer be a capital offense?
(b) Should assault be grounds for a broken body?
(c) When violence begets violence, when does the circle end?
(d) Should offenders of assault be punished or rehabilitated?

Short Answer Questions

1. What Civil War battlefield did the author visit with his son and nephew?

2. What did the dead boy's mother say to the author's son in the chapter "The Dream"?

3. According to the author, this son has been cast into "a race in which the wind is always at your face and _____" what?

4. Whom did the girl with the long dreads love?

5. According to the author, there is no difference between his son and which murdered 17-year-old?

(see the answer key)

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