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

2. According to the author, some black people justify the destruction of black bodies for the sake of:
(a) Controlling the population.
(b) Fear.
(c) Keeping the police away.
(d) Preservation of order.

3. What did the author find unique about Howard University?
(a) All the students were black, but distinctly unique in culture.
(b) Everyone was treated as an equal, regardless of race.
(c) The professors spent time outside with the students.
(d) All the students were wealthy, regardless of race.

4. What difference does the author see between his childhood and that of his son?
(a) His son's friends are much wilder than his were.
(b) His son is living in "The Dream."
(c) He had more friends than his son does now.
(d) He had to learn to fight and survive in a more violent environment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years pass before the author decided to travel overseas with the mother of his son?

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

3. What emotion did the author experience when sitting in the public garden in Paris?

4. How does the author describe Prince Jones?

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

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