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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. How does the author describe his experience in the Baltimore public schools?
(a) Pointless.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Enlightening.
(d) Safe.

2. Why was the author ashamed of his thoughts as he took his four-year-old son to preschool?
(a) He did not want his son in a multicultural classroom.
(b) He was afraid for his son's safety among all the strange children.
(c) He was angry that the teachers were white.
(d) He was jealous of the advantages he was providing for his son.

3. For how many years were black people enslaved in America?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 150 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 250 years.

4. Who took care of the author's son while his mother was away?
(a) The author's mother.
(b) The author's grandmother.
(c) His step-mother.
(d) The author.

5. Why does the author feel the interview at the beginning of his memoir was a failure?
(a) The interviewer discussed hope for racial peace and equality.
(b) The interview was cut short.
(c) He was insulted by a caller to the radio station.
(d) No one would comment on his new book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion did the author experience when sitting in the public garden in Paris?

2. Why did the author want to return to Paris with his son?

3. Which Howard University student was shot by a PG County officer shortly after the author's encounter with the police?

4. According to the author, what do many of his black contemporaries have in common?

5. What did the author learn from television as a young boy?

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