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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom was the author interviewing in Chicago?
(a) Black gang leaders.
(b) Elderly black men and women.
(c) Black businessmen.
(d) Black politicians.

2. Whom did the author shove when his son was pushed off the escalator?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A man who came to the woman's defense.
(c) A mall security guard.
(d) No one.

3. The dead boy's mother channeled her anger into _____.
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Numbness.
(c) Activism.
(d) Fury.

4. How old was the author's son when Coats first took him along on an interview?
(a) Six.
(b) 18.
(c) 13.
(d) 20.

5. How does the author describe the love of white families for their children?
(a) Dark.
(b) Cold.
(c) Obsessive.
(d) Spiritual.

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

7. To where did the mother of the author's son travel when she turned 30?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Atlanta.

8. What did the dead boy's mother decide to do after the trial in the chapter "The Dream"?
(a) Shoot the man who murdered her son.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Plead her son's case before the journalists and writers.
(d) Attack the judge in court.

9. How did the author feel when he strolled his young son through a traditionally white neighborhood?
(a) Uncomfortable.
(b) Proud.
(c) Angry.
(d) Safe.

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

11. Whose last worlds were "This stops today!"
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Eric Garner.
(c) Trayvon Martin.
(d) Prince Jones.

12. What unique point does the author make about black Americans in France?
(a) They are seen as equals by all people.
(b) They are disliked by everyone for being American, not black.
(c) They were never slaves in France, but they were still black.
(d) They are seen as wealthy capitalists.

13. How does the author describe Prince Jones?
(a) A dreamer and a poet.
(b) A gentle soul washed away by society.
(c) A baller and a heartless thug.
(d) A good Christian and scion of a striving class.

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

15. What did the author notice about white children in Manhattan?
(a) They were hungry.
(b) They were fearless.
(c) They clung to their parents.
(d) There were very few of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Abraham Brian?

2. What comparison does the author make between the police officer who shot Prince Jones and the ones who died on September 11?

3. According to the author, what is the problem with defining a race?

4. What did the author notice as he walked the streets of Paris for the first time?

5. Why was the man on page 112 arguing with the boy in the car?

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