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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. For how many years were black people enslaved in America?
(a) 250 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 50 years.

2. What is "The Mecca" that the author describes to his son?
(a) The culture of the student body at Howard University.
(b) His father's collection of books.
(c) His poetry notebook.
(d) His mother's collection of vintage vinyl.

3. Which Howard University student was shot by a PG County officer shortly after the author's encounter with the police?
(a) The author's wife.
(b) Trayvon Martin.
(c) Prince Jones.
(d) The girl with the long dreadlocks.

4. Who is Linda Heywood?
(a) A Howard professor specialized in Central Africa.
(b) An American poet.
(c) A musician the author met at The Mecca.
(d) A protester from the Lawn.

5. What is PG County?
(a) A poet from Long Island.
(b) Princeton-Gordon County, Washington, DC.
(c) Price Goldwin County, MA.
(d) Prince George's County, MD.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, what baffled the author about the nonviolent protests of the civil rights moment?

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

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

4. How old is the author's son at the time the memoir is written?

5. What field did the author pursue after he left Howard University?

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