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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. How does the author describe Prince Jones?
(a) A dreamer and a poet.
(b) A good Christian and scion of a striving class.
(c) A gentle soul washed away by society.
(d) A baller and a heartless thug.

2. What did the city of Manhattan try to build over a slave burial site?
(a) A school.
(b) A park and a museum.
(c) The Twin Towers.
(d) A department store and a government building.

3. To where did the mother of the author's son travel when she turned 30?
(a) Rome.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Paris.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. What was the outcome of the trial on page 112?
(a) The man was convicted of firing a gun into the car, but not of murder.
(b) The man was acquitted of all charges.
(c) The man was convicted of manslaughter.
(d) The man was convicted of murder.

5. What excuse did the man on page 112 give for shooting the boy in the car?
(a) He claimed the boy was trying to run him over with the car.
(b) He said he was angry.
(c) He claimed to have seen a shotgun in the car.
(d) He claimed the gun went off by accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, the purpose of the public school system is to:

2. Why was the man on page 112 arguing with the boy in the car?

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

4. How does the author describe the love of white families for their children?

5. What did the author's parents teach him about religion?

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