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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. What sense does the author describe experiencing as he watched television as a child?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Hope.

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

3. Coats quotes that sixty percent of all young black men who drop out of high school will:
(a) Die before the age of 25.
(b) End up homeless.
(c) Go to jail.
(d) Join the military.

4. What bothers the author about artists like Michael Jackson?
(a) He represents the nonviolent black man.
(b) He used cosmetic surgery to appeal to a white fanbase.
(c) His lyrics are without meaning.
(d) He did not finish what he started.

5. Whose death reminded the author that his world and his son's were one and the same?
(a) Michael Brown.
(b) The author's father.
(c) Michael Jackson.
(d) The author's grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hobby did the author pursue while at Howard University?

2. According to the author, what is the purpose of defining races of people?

3. Whom did the girl with the long dreads love?

4. What happened when the author was stopped by a PG County officer?

5. How does the author describe his experience in the Baltimore public schools?

(see the answer key)

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