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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Re-Enforcement (pages 75-88).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which name symbolically means "The Struggle"?
(a) Ta-Nehisi.
(b) Malcom.
(c) Luther.
(d) Samori.

2. Why did the author refrain from comforting his son when Michael Brown's killers were set free?
(a) He was busy calling the news station.
(b) He was too sad to move off the couch,
(c) He feels he pain of grief is an important lesson.
(d) His son locked the bedroom door.

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

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

5. How did the Internet affect the author's writing?
(a) He felt a sense of disembodiment.
(b) He could find relevant research faster.
(c) He spent far too much time on social media.
(d) His blog made him internationally famous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet inspired the author while at Howard University?

2. What type of work did the author's father do?

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

4. For how many years were black people enslaved in America?

5. According to the author, whom or what do the police reflect?

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