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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, navigating the streets of Baltimore is like a:
(a) Warzone.
(b) Playground.
(c) Series of trick questions.
(d) Battlefield.

2. How did the author and his friends illegally obtain alcohol when they were underage?
(a) There were men of legal drinking age who would purchase it for them for a fee.
(b) They would steal it from their parents.
(c) They would make corn liquor at home in the bathtub.
(d) They would steal it from the liquor store.

3. Why does the author fear the PG County police?
(a) He offended the mayor of PG County in a newspaper article.
(b) PG County officers have a reputation for being violent with black men.
(c) He was in the PG County jail as a teenager.
(d) PG County laws are more strict than other areas in Maryland.

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

5. How did the author's father react when another boy stole something from the author?
(a) His father confronted the thief.
(b) His father called the police.
(c) His father confronted the thief's grandfather.
(d) His father beat him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author sees a police officer, he automatically thinks:

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

3. What bothers the author about artists like Michael Jackson?

4. How does the author describe Malcolm X?

5. To where did the mother of the author's son travel when she turned 30?

(see the answer key)

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