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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Re-Enforcement (pages 75-88).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the memorial service for Prince Jones held?
(a) Howard University.
(b) The White House.
(c) Arlington Cemetery.
(d) Harvard University.

2. The author views the school systems and the streets as:
(a) Arms of the same beast.
(b) Opposite ends of a pole.
(c) Two warring nations.
(d) The different universes.

3. What is PG County?
(a) Princeton-Gordon County, Washington, DC.
(b) Prince George's County, MD.
(c) Price Goldwin County, MA.
(d) A poet from Long Island.

4. Which writer inspired the author as a young man?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Alex Haley.

5. Why does the author fear the PG County police?
(a) He was in the PG County jail as a teenager.
(b) PG County officers have a reputation for being violent with black men.
(c) He offended the mayor of PG County in a newspaper article.
(d) PG County laws are more strict than other areas in Maryland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What realization does the author have about his university education?

3. What did the girl with the long dreads teach the author?

4. What bothers the author about artists like Michael Jackson?

5. What did the author's father collect?

(see the answer key)

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