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

2. What did the author's mother urge him to do when he was in trouble at school?
(a) Write.
(b) Run.
(c) Draw.
(d) Fight.

3. Who said, "Either I can beat him, or the police"?
(a) The author's father.
(b) The author's grandmother.
(c) The author's mother.
(d) The author.

4. Whose last worlds were "This stops today!"
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Trayvon Martin.
(c) Eric Garner.
(d) Prince Jones.

5. What sorts of toys was the author not allowed to have as a child?
(a) Those that used batteries.
(b) Anything that was non-educational.
(c) Anything made by Disney.
(d) Those with white faces.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are racism and race linked?

2. According to the author, what do many of his black contemporaries have in common?

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

4. What did the author have to learn from his son's mother?

5. From what does the author draw joy?

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