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

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

3. How did Queen Nzinga address the social insult of the Dutch ambassador?
(a) She stabbed the ambassador.
(b) She ordered one of her advisers to become a human chair.
(c) She sat on the ambassador's knee.
(d) She stood on the table.

4. What regret does the author have about the friend he made in France?
(a) He doesn't remember his friend's name.
(b) He didn't remember to write down his friend's phone number.
(c) They haven't kept in touch since he has returned to America.
(d) He was so blinded by past fears he couldn't enjoy the mutual friendship.

5. How was the officer who killed Prince Jones dressed?
(a) In plain clothes.
(b) As a homeless man.
(c) In a patrol uniform.
(d) As an undercover drug dealer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose image does the author see while at a museum?

2. What event did the author witness on September 11, 2001?

3. What did the city of Manhattan try to build over a slave burial site?

4. What is the "one-drop" rule?

5. Where was the memorial service for Prince Jones held?

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