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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. What difference does the author see between his childhood and that of his son?
(a) His son is living in "The Dream."
(b) He had more friends than his son does now.
(c) He had to learn to fight and survive in a more violent environment.
(d) His son's friends are much wilder than his were.

2. According to the author, whom or what do the police reflect?
(a) A small minority.
(b) American values.
(c) A frightened few.
(d) A broken system.

3. What did the author's parents teach him about religion?
(a) He should find his own spiritual path.
(b) They were devout Baptists.
(c) They were devout Muslims.
(d) They rejected all religions.

4. What did the dead boy's mother say to the author's son in the chapter "The Dream"?
(a) "Be twice as good."
(b) "You exist. You matter. You have value."
(c) "Never give up. Never surrender."
(d) "Do not speak back or speak up."

5. What question does the author pose about assaulting an officer of the law?
(a) Should offenders of assault be punished or rehabilitated?
(b) Should assaulting an officer be a capital offense?
(c) Should assault be grounds for a broken body?
(d) When violence begets violence, when does the circle end?

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author and his friends illegally obtain alcohol when they were underage?

2. The author believes that when the body is shattered, what happens?

3. Whom does the author describe as his "wedding ring"?

4. The author admires Malcolm X because he never:

5. What essential question does the author pose in his memoir?

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