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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Remembering Lest We Forget (pages 5 - 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What 1986 event helped solidify the author's view that violence is inevitable?
(a) His father was shot.
(b) His mother iwa mugged.
(c) He fired his first weapon.
(d) A teenage boy pulled a gun.

2. At what age does the author remember witnessing his first street fight?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

3. What essential question does the author pose in his memoir?
(a) How can all people groups coexist?
(b) When will America be one?
(c) Who am I?
(d) How do I live free in this black body?

4. How old was Tamir Rice when he was shot?
(a) 21.
(b) Two.
(c) 12.
(d) Six.

5. Why does the author feel the interview at the beginning of his memoir was a failure?
(a) The interview was cut short.
(b) The interviewer discussed hope for racial peace and equality.
(c) No one would comment on his new book.
(d) He was insulted by a caller to the radio station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been the prevalent emotion in the author's life?

2. According to the author, America believes itself to be:

3. According to the author, upon what has America's progress been built?

4. What view does the author have of the afterlife?

5. To whom is the memoir addressed?

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