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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 did the city of Manhattan try to build over a slave burial site?
(a) The Twin Towers.
(b) A park and a museum.
(c) A department store and a government building.
(d) A school.

2. Which Howard University student was shot by a PG County officer shortly after the author's encounter with the police?
(a) Trayvon Martin.
(b) The girl with the long dreadlocks.
(c) Prince Jones.
(d) The author's wife.

3. What eventually happened to the officer who shot Prince Jones?
(a) He returned to work.
(b) He left the police force.
(c) He was sent to jail.
(d) He was lynched by a mob.

4. What event did the author witness on September 11, 2001?
(a) Hurricane Katrina.
(b) The attack on the Twin Towers.
(c) The Great Chicago Fire.
(d) The bombing of the World Trade Center.

5. Who took care of the author's son while his mother was away?
(a) The author's grandmother.
(b) The author.
(c) The author's mother.
(d) His step-mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author want to return to Paris with his son?

2. The author admires Malcolm X because he never:

3. What sorts of toys was the author not allowed to have as a child?

4. As a child, what baffled the author about the nonviolent protests of the civil rights moment?

5. What acclaimed history book did Chancellor William write?

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