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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Internet affect the author's writing?
(a) He felt a sense of disembodiment.
(b) He could find relevant research faster.
(c) He spent far too much time on social media.
(d) His blog made him internationally famous.

2. What happened when the author was stopped by a PG County officer?
(a) He was taken to jail.
(b) He was detained, then sent on his way without explanation.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was beaten and handcuffed.

3. According to the author, how much was the slave population worth at the start of the Civil War?
(a) Two hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Sixteen billion dollars.
(c) Four million dollars.
(d) Four billion dollars.

4. What Civil War battlefield did the author visit with his son and nephew?
(a) Pea Ridge.
(b) Petersburg Battlefield.
(c) Prairie Grove.
(d) Elkin's Ferry.

5. How did the author react to his son being pushed off the escalator?
(a) He hit the woman who pushed his son.
(b) He picked up his son and left silently.
(c) He spoke sharply to the woman who pushed his son.
(d) He shoved the woman who pushed his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe Prince Jones?

2. What threats were made against the author when his son was pushed off the escalator?

3. How does the author describe the love of white families for their children?

4. Whose last worlds were "This stops today!"

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author contrast black and white societies?

2. What impact does the death of Prince Jones have on the author?

3. How does the author compare the flight of Abraham Brian to the fear of the modern black man?

4. What is the significance of the author's description of the slave burial plot in southern Manhattan?

5. How, does Coats write, have his eyes been damaged by what he has seen?

6. Why has the author been too afraid to encourage his son to stand up for his rights?

7. What revelation does the author have about police officers and authority figures after the September 11 attacks?

8. How is the author disappointed by the lack of education during his Civil War battlefield tour?

9. What reasons does the author give for the woman feeling validated in pushing his son off the escalator?

10. Why does the author worry that others will tell his son that the lessons he is trying to teach are an unnecessary part of the past?

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