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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where did the mother of the author's son travel when she turned 30?
(a) Rome.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Paris.

2. What does the author remember about Manhattan?
(a) That is is a beautiful city.
(b) That it once housed slave auctions.
(c) It was where he learned to believe in humanity again.
(d) It is where his son was born.

3. How old was the author's son when Coats first took him along on an interview?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) Six.
(d) 13.

4. According to the author, what has his son never feared?
(a) Health.
(b) People.
(c) His body.
(d) Safety.

5. How does the author describe the love of white families for their children?
(a) Obsessive.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Cold.
(d) Dark.

6. What regret does the author have about the incident with his son and the escalator?
(a) That a pleasant evening was ruined.
(b) That the woman was not punished for shoving a child.
(c) That his son might have seen him arrested.
(d) That his son learned about violence.

7. Why did the author want to return to Paris with his son?
(a) He wanted to become a French citizen.
(b) He wanted to send his son to a French school.
(c) He wanted his son to learn French.
(d) He wanted his son to experience life without fear.

8. Why was the man on page 112 arguing with the boy in the car?
(a) The man wanted to rob the boy.
(b) The boy refused to turn down his music.
(c) The boy was trying to run him over with the car.
(d) The boy was pointing a gun at him.

9. What does the author imagine white parents might tell their children?
(a) Be twice as successful.
(b) Take twice as much.
(c) Be twice as nice.
(d) Be twice as fearful.

10. According to the author, what is the problem with defining a race?
(a) Race is a cultural - not genetic - term.
(b) Races shift based off of who is the "beneath" and who is the "above."
(c) There are too many variations to categorize.
(d) There is more intermarriage in a global society.

11. Whose image does the author see while at a museum?
(a) Prince Jones.
(b) His father.
(c) Malcom X.
(d) Martin Luther King.

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

13. What happened when the author was stopped by a PG County officer?
(a) He was detained, then sent on his way without explanation.
(b) He was beaten and handcuffed.
(c) He was taken to jail.
(d) He was shot.

14. According to the author, how is racism experienced through real estate?
(a) Certain realtors refuse to work with black families.
(b) Property values are intentionally spiked in traditionally white neighborhoods.
(c) Neighborhood covenants prohibit black families from buying in certain areas.
(d) Buyers are purposefully steered towards certain neighborhoods.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What realization did he author make after the mother of his son returned from her trip?

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

3. What concern does the author have about the lessons he is trying to teach his son?

4. What does the author wish he had done differently with the woman who pushed his son?

5. What comparison does the author make between the police officer who shot Prince Jones and the ones who died on September 11?

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