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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 did the dead boy's mother say to the author's son in the chapter "The Dream"?
(a) "Do not speak back or speak up."
(b) "Be twice as good."
(c) "You exist. You matter. You have value."
(d) "Never give up. Never surrender."

2. The author believes that when the body is shattered, what happens?
(a) God takes over.
(b) Everything is shattered.
(c) The spirit lives on.
(d) The soul finds rest.

3. According to the author, why couldn't Dr. Jones rely on her country for help?
(a) America forgets too quickly.
(b) Americans do not care about each other.
(c) America is run by those who killed her son.
(d) America likes to sweep its dirt under the rug.

4. How does the author describe the classroom?
(a) An open, unending forum of ideas.
(b) The road to freedom.
(c) A palace of thought.
(d) A jail of other people's interests.

5. What emotion did the author experience when sitting in the public garden in Paris?
(a) Fear.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Anxiety.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dr. Jones describe her feeling the night her son died?

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

3. Where is Howard University located?

4. Who is Linda Heywood?

5. What 1986 event helped solidify the author's view that violence is inevitable?

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