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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. Why does the author believe Prince Jones was willing to die?
(a) In order to protect his family.
(b) For the cause of black power.
(c) For the greater good of man.
(d) Because he believed in God.

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

3. Why was the author's son pushed off the escalator?
(a) He was moving slowly.
(b) He was trying to walk up the escalator.
(c) He was afraid to step off the platform.
(d) He had fallen asleep.

4. What emotion did the author experience when sitting in the public garden in Paris?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Fear.
(c) Joy.
(d) Loneliness.

5. How many years pass before the author decided to travel overseas with the mother of his son?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author feel when he strolled his young son through a traditionally white neighborhood?

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

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. What realization did he author make after the mother of his son returned from her trip?

5. What excuse did the man on page 112 give for shooting the boy in the car?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are black children told to be "twice as good"?

4. What reasons does the author give for the anger of the man who was having his home repossessed?

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

6. According to the author, how is racism experienced through city planning and real estate?

7. What role has fear played in Samori's (the author's son) life?

8. What reasons does the author give for Prince Jones' behavior prior to his death?

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

10. How did the author's trip to Paris affect his view of what it means to live in a black body?

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