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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 recall always having, even when times were hard?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Family and friends.
(c) Power.
(d) Money.

2. What did the author notice about white children in Manhattan?
(a) They were hungry.
(b) They were fearless.
(c) There were very few of them.
(d) They clung to their parents.

3. How did the Internet affect the author's writing?
(a) He could find relevant research faster.
(b) He spent far too much time on social media.
(c) He felt a sense of disembodiment.
(d) His blog made him internationally famous.

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

5. What did the girl with the long dreads teach the author?
(a) Poetry.
(b) French.
(c) Distrust.
(d) Compassion.

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. Who took care of the author's son while his mother was away?

3. What event did the author witness on September 11, 2001?

4. According to the author, the purpose of the public school system is to:

5. When the author sees a police officer, he automatically thinks:

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