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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 bothers the author about artists like Michael Jackson?
(a) He did not finish what he started.
(b) He represents the nonviolent black man.
(c) He used cosmetic surgery to appeal to a white fanbase.
(d) His lyrics are without meaning.

2. What advantages has the author's son had growing up?
(a) A safer neighborhood, better schools and more freedom.
(b) Wealth and private schools.
(c) Less racism, the Internet and a world culture.
(d) A black president, social networks, omnipresent media and black culture.

3. Whose image does the author see while at a museum?
(a) Martin Luther King.
(b) Malcom X.
(c) Prince Jones.
(d) His father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author meet the mother of his son?

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

3. What does the author wish he had done differently with the woman who pushed his son?

4. What hobby did the author pursue while at Howard University?

5. What is PG County?

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