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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. According to the author, what do many of his black contemporaries have in common?
(a) They are proud of their heritage.
(b) They are unhappy with their lives.
(c) They have never known their fathers.
(d) They are searching for a better future.

2. 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) When violence begets violence, when does the circle end?
(d) Should assault be grounds for a broken body?

3. Whom was the author interviewing in Chicago?
(a) Black politicians.
(b) Black businessmen.
(c) Elderly black men and women.
(d) Black gang leaders.

4. Which name symbolically means "The Struggle"?
(a) Luther.
(b) Malcom.
(c) Samori.
(d) Ta-Nehisi.

5. The author believes that when the body is shattered, what happens?
(a) God takes over.
(b) The soul finds rest.
(c) The spirit lives on.
(d) Everything is shattered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took care of the author's son while his mother was away?

2. Why was the author ashamed of his thoughts as he took his four-year-old son to preschool?

3. Whose image does the author see while at a museum?

4. How was the officer who killed Prince Jones dressed?

5. What comparison does the author make between the police officer who shot Prince Jones and the ones who died on September 11?

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