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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. Whose death reminded the author that his world and his son's were one and the same?
(a) The author's father.
(b) Michael Jackson.
(c) Michael Brown.
(d) The author's grandmother.

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

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

4. Where does the author begin his memoir?
(a) During an interview.
(b) At an auction.
(c) In a bar.
(d) During a riot.

5. What view does the author have of the afterlife?
(a) It is his only comfort.
(b) It is an unknown.
(c) It is a vital part of the fabric of the human psyche.
(d) It does not exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the memoir addressed?

2. What is "The Dream" that Coats refers to?

3. What 1986 event helped solidify the author's view that violence is inevitable?

4. What sense does the author describe experiencing as he watched television as a child?

5. According to the author, what is the purpose of defining races of people?

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