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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 does the author witness while researching a story on the history of segregation in Chicago?
(a) A black family being evicted from their home.
(b) A drive-by shooting.
(c) A gang-related shooting.
(d) A bank robbery.

2. How did the author's father react when the author threatened his 9th grade teacher?
(a) His father confronted the teacher.
(b) His father called the police.
(c) His father confronted the principal.
(d) His father beat him.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the author's son when Coats first took him along on an interview?

2. What excuse did the man on page 112 give for shooting the boy in the car?

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

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

5. How did the man who was evicted from his home react to the presence of the police?

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