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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 author's father collect?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Books.
(c) Art.
(d) Guns.

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

3. What photographs did the mother of the author's son take while she was away?
(a) Doors.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Street sleepers.
(d) Famous statues.

4. How did the author's parent's respond to his questions about inequality in the world?
(a) They read passages from the bible.
(b) They told him stories of their youth.
(c) They referred him to books.
(d) They sent him out on the street.

5. When the author sees a police officer, he automatically thinks:
(a) Something is wrong.
(b) Someone is trying to protect him.
(c) He is not at fault.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the author describe his experience in the Baltimore public schools?

4. What realization did he author make after the mother of his son returned from her trip?

5. What does the author remember about Manhattan?

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