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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. According to the author, some black people justify the destruction of black bodies for the sake of:
(a) Keeping the police away.
(b) Preservation of order.
(c) Fear.
(d) Controlling the population.

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

3. What realization did the author make about death in the sixth grade?
(a) Death does not wait.
(b) Death can occur without warning.
(c) Death is inevitable.
(d) Death chases after the living.

4. What advantages has the author's son had growing up?
(a) Less racism, the Internet and a world culture.
(b) A black president, social networks, omnipresent media and black culture.
(c) A safer neighborhood, better schools and more freedom.
(d) Wealth and private schools.

5. How old was the author when his son was born?
(a) 21.
(b) 30.
(c) 18.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What realization does the author have about his university education?

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

3. What is "the Yard"?

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

5. Which name symbolically means "The Struggle"?

(see the answer key)

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