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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 type of work did the author's father do?
(a) Custodian for Baltimore public schools.
(b) Research librarian at Howard University.
(c) Freelance writer and journalist.
(d) Police officer for Baltimore City.

2. What concern does the author have about the lessons he is trying to teach his son?
(a) That his son will grow bitter and cynical.
(b) That others will make fun of his son.
(c) That his son will be embarrassed by him.
(d) That others will tell his son it is an unnecessary part of the past.

3. According to the author, it is important that whether one wins or loses the fight, who should be by your side?
(a) Pride.
(b) Friends.
(c) God.
(d) Family.

4. Where did the author meet the mother of his son?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New York.
(c) The Mecca.
(d) Baltimore.

5. According to the author, what is the problem with defining a race?
(a) Race is a cultural - not genetic - term.
(b) Races shift based off of who is the "beneath" and who is the "above."
(c) There are too many variations to categorize.
(d) There is more intermarriage in a global society.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author, whom or what do the police reflect?

3. Whom does the author blame for the death of Prince Jones?

4. What does the author recall always having, even when times were hard?

5. What does the author imagine white parents might tell their children?

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