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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 does the author describe as the "enemy of art, courageous thinking and honest writing"?
(a) The Dream.
(b) Religion.
(c) Science.
(d) Public education.

2. What did the city of Manhattan try to build over a slave burial site?
(a) A school.
(b) A park and a museum.
(c) A department store and a government building.
(d) The Twin Towers.

3. Which Howard University student was shot by a PG County officer shortly after the author's encounter with the police?
(a) Prince Jones.
(b) The author's wife.
(c) The girl with the long dreadlocks.
(d) Trayvon Martin.

4. How old is the author's son at the time the memoir is written?
(a) 21.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) 15.

5. What Civil War battlefield did the author visit with his son and nephew?
(a) Petersburg Battlefield.
(b) Pea Ridge.
(c) Prairie Grove.
(d) Elkin's Ferry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the author blame for the death of Prince Jones?

2. What realization did the author make about death in the sixth grade?

3. According to the author, slavery transfigured black bodies into:

4. How did the author's father discipline him?

5. What happened when the author was stopped by a PG County officer?

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