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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 does the author remember about Manhattan?
(a) It was where he learned to believe in humanity again.
(b) That is is a beautiful city.
(c) That it once housed slave auctions.
(d) It is where his son was born.

2. The author believes that when the body is shattered, what happens?
(a) God takes over.
(b) The soul finds rest.
(c) Everything is shattered.
(d) The spirit lives on.

3. How did the author and his friends illegally obtain alcohol when they were underage?
(a) There were men of legal drinking age who would purchase it for them for a fee.
(b) They would steal it from their parents.
(c) They would steal it from the liquor store.
(d) They would make corn liquor at home in the bathtub.

4. Which protest sign did the author see while in France that reminded him of his blackness?
(a) Prince Jones.
(b) Trayvon Martin.
(c) Abner Louima.
(d) Jordan Davis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Coats quotes that sixty percent of all young black men who drop out of high school will:

2. How did the author's father react when the author threatened his 9th grade teacher?

3. The author admires Malcolm X because he never:

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

5. What does the author witness while researching a story on the history of segregation in Chicago?

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