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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. According to the author, America believes itself to be:
(a) Understanding.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Exceptional.
(d) Pure.

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

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

4. What did the author learn from television as a young boy?
(a) All children live in fear.
(b) The world is a terrifying place.
(c) There are children in other neighborhoods who do not live in fear.
(d) There is hope for his escape.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age does the author remember witnessing his first street fight?

3. What advantages has the author's son had growing up?

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

5. Why does the author feel the interview at the beginning of his memoir was a failure?

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