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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 had Dr. Jones bought her son on his twenty-third birthday?
(a) A house.
(b) A ticket to France.
(c) A jeep.
(d) A gun.

2. Who said, "Either I can beat him, or the police"?
(a) The author's mother.
(b) The author.
(c) The author's grandmother.
(d) The author's father.

3. According to the author, what do many of his black contemporaries have in common?
(a) They are unhappy with their lives.
(b) They have never known their fathers.
(c) They are searching for a better future.
(d) They are proud of their heritage.

4. What did the author's mother urge him to do when he was in trouble at school?
(a) Run.
(b) Write.
(c) Fight.
(d) Draw.

5. How does Dr. Jones describe her feeling the night her son died?
(a) As if she were dying.
(b) Numb.
(c) Filled with rage.
(d) Filled with fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision did Dr. Jones make when she was in second grade?

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

3. How does the author describe Prince Jones' upbringing?

4. To where did the mother of the author's son travel when she turned 30?

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

(see the answer key)

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