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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 wish he had done differently with the woman who pushed his son?
(a) Made her realize her actions were inherently racist.
(b) Stopped and called the police.
(c) Invited her for coffee and talked to her as a person.
(d) Stopped and picked up his son first.

2. Who is Linda Heywood?
(a) An American poet.
(b) A Howard professor specialized in Central Africa.
(c) A musician the author met at The Mecca.
(d) A protester from the Lawn.

3. According to the author, whom or what do the police reflect?
(a) A frightened few.
(b) A broken system.
(c) American values.
(d) A small minority.

4. What difference does the author see between his childhood and that of his son?
(a) He had more friends than his son does now.
(b) He had to learn to fight and survive in a more violent environment.
(c) His son's friends are much wilder than his were.
(d) His son is living in "The Dream."

5. According to the author, the purpose of the public school system is to:
(a) Create conformity.
(b) Provide a safe haven.
(c) Point to the road of success.
(d) Inspire minds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As a child, what baffled the author about the nonviolent protests of the civil rights moment?

3. What hope does the author have for his son?

4. According to the author, there is no difference between his son and which murdered 17-year-old?

5. What bothers the author about artists like Michael Jackson?

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