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

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

3. According to the author, how does racism affect the body?
(a) The soul is made weak.
(b) Violence eventually damages the body.
(c) Stress causes early aging.
(d) Metal distress creates mental discord.

4. According to the author, when Lincoln spoke of the "government of the people," to whom was he addressing?
(a) The wealthy.
(b) White Americans.
(c) All Americans.
(d) American men.

5. What has been the prevalent emotion in the author's life?
(a) Anger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Joy.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whose death reminded the author that his world and his son's were one and the same?

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

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

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