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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Abraham Brian?
(a) A black soldier for the Confederacy.
(b) A white congressman who lobbied for the rights of free black men.
(c) A slave who led the underground railroad.
(d) A free black man who left his home to escape the threat of slavery.

2. Why does the author fear the PG County police?
(a) PG County officers have a reputation for being violent with black men.
(b) He offended the mayor of PG County in a newspaper article.
(c) PG County laws are more strict than other areas in Maryland.
(d) He was in the PG County jail as a teenager.

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

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

5. According to senator John C. Calhoun, "The two great divisions of society are not the rich and the poor, but _____" what?
(a) Educated and uneducated.
(b) Wise and foolish.
(c) White and black.
(d) Male and female.

6. Where was the memorial service for Prince Jones held?
(a) Howard University.
(b) Arlington Cemetery.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) The White House.

7. What hope does the author have for his son?
(a) That he "learn to live in peace with others."
(b) That he "descend into his own Dream."
(c) That he learns to be "thrice as good."
(d) That he become a conscious citizen of this "terrible and beautiful world."

8. According to the author, "In America, it is traditional to destroy the _____" what?
(a) Soul.
(b) Black body.
(c) Victim.
(d) Past.

9. Why does the author believe Prince Jones was willing to die?
(a) Because he believed in God.
(b) For the greater good of man.
(c) For the cause of black power.
(d) In order to protect his family.

10. When the author sees a police officer, he automatically thinks:
(a) He is not at fault.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Something is wrong.
(d) Someone is trying to protect him.

11. Whom does the author blame for the death of Prince Jones?
(a) The educational system.
(b) America and its fears.
(c) God.
(d) A police officer.

12. 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) "You exist. You matter. You have value."
(c) "Never give up. Never surrender."
(d) "Be twice as good."

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

14. What excuse did the man on page 112 give for shooting the boy in the car?
(a) He claimed the gun went off by accident.
(b) He claimed the boy was trying to run him over with the car.
(c) He said he was angry.
(d) He claimed to have seen a shotgun in the car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the man on page 112 arguing with the boy in the car?

2. According to the author, what is the problem with defining a race?

3. The dead boy's mother channeled her anger into _____.

4. Whose image does the author see while at a museum?

5. What question does the author pose about assaulting an officer of the law?

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