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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Armored Against Fear (pages 135-152).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has been the prevalent emotion in the author's life?
(a) Hope.
(b) Fear.
(c) Joy.
(d) Anger.

2. Whose last worlds were "This stops today!"
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Trayvon Martin.
(c) Prince Jones.
(d) Eric Garner.

3. Why was the author's son pushed off the escalator?
(a) He had fallen asleep.
(b) He was trying to walk up the escalator.
(c) He was afraid to step off the platform.
(d) He was moving slowly.

4. What did the author's parents teach him about religion?
(a) They were devout Baptists.
(b) They were devout Muslims.
(c) He should find his own spiritual path.
(d) They rejected all religions.

5. What comparison does the author make between the police officer who shot Prince Jones and the ones who died on September 11?
(a) They are all the same in his eyes.
(b) They wear the same cloth.
(c) He cannot judge them as police, but as men.
(d) One is a villain and the others heroes.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom was the author's son named?

2. Where was the memorial service for Prince Jones held?

3. What does the author witness while researching a story on the history of segregation in Chicago?

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

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

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