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

2. According to the author, how is racism experienced through real estate?
(a) Certain realtors refuse to work with black families.
(b) Property values are intentionally spiked in traditionally white neighborhoods.
(c) Buyers are purposefully steered towards certain neighborhoods.
(d) Neighborhood covenants prohibit black families from buying in certain areas.

3. What happened when the author was stopped by a PG County officer?
(a) He was taken to jail.
(b) He was detained, then sent on his way without explanation.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was beaten and handcuffed.

4. The dead boy's mother channeled her anger into _____.
(a) Numbness.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Fury.
(d) Activism.

5. What concern does the author have about the lessons he is trying to teach his son?
(a) That his son will be embarrassed by him.
(b) That others will tell his son it is an unnecessary part of the past.
(c) That his son will grow bitter and cynical.
(d) That others will make fun of his son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the city of Manhattan try to build over a slave burial site?

3. What did the dead boy's mother decide to do after the trial in the chapter "The Dream"?

4. Who is the Tolstoy of the Zulus, according to Coats?

5. What view does the author have of the afterlife?

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