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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. According to the author, the purpose of the public school system is to:
(a) Create conformity.
(b) Inspire minds.
(c) Provide a safe haven.
(d) Point to the road of success.

2. What comparison does the author make between the police officer who shot Prince Jones and the ones who died on September 11?
(a) They wear the same cloth.
(b) They are all the same in his eyes.
(c) One is a villain and the others heroes.
(d) He cannot judge them as police, but as men.

3. Whom does the author blame for the death of Prince Jones?
(a) God.
(b) The educational system.
(c) America and its fears.
(d) A police officer.

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

5. What did the author notice as he walked the streets of Paris for the first time?
(a) Everyone was smiling.
(b) There was an odd odor.
(c) Everyone was ignoring him.
(d) He was not afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What photographs did the mother of the author's son take while she was away?

2. How did the author's father react when another boy stole something from the author?

3. According to the author, some black people justify the destruction of black bodies for the sake of:

4. Why did the author feel it was unnecessary to forgive the man who killed Prince Jones?

5. Coats explains that the young men who walk the streets of Baltimore loud and rude do so because:

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