2. Why does the author apologize to his son?
(a) For rambling on about the past.
(b) For not providing him with a better education.
(c) For being unable to save him from the reality of racism and violence in the world.
(d) For speaking so negatively about the world.

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

4. What concern does the author have about the lessons he is trying to teach his son?
(a) That his son will grow bitter and cynical.
(b) That others will tell his son it is an unnecessary part of the past.
(c) That others will make fun of his son.
(d) That his son will be embarrassed by him.

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

6. How many years pass before the author decided to travel overseas with the mother of his son?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

7. Which Howard University student was shot by a PG County officer shortly after the author's encounter with the police?
(a) Prince Jones.
(b) Trayvon Martin.
(c) The girl with the long dreadlocks.
(d) The author's wife.

8. What does the author mean when he says black children are told to be "twice as good"?
(a) It is a code for watching out for police officers.
(b) They are expected to behave better than white children when in public.
(c) It is a subtle threat for a beating.
(d) They are being warned to be streetwise and tough.

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

10. According to the author, some black people justify the destruction of black bodies for the sake of:
(a) Controlling the population.
(b) Fear.
(c) Keeping the police away.
(d) Preservation of order.

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

12. Why was the author ashamed of his thoughts as he took his four-year-old son to preschool?
(a) He did not want his son in a multicultural classroom.
(b) He was afraid for his son's safety among all the strange children.
(c) He was angry that the teachers were white.
(d) He was jealous of the advantages he was providing for his son.

13. How was the officer who killed Prince Jones dressed?
(a) As a homeless man.
(b) As an undercover drug dealer.
(c) In a patrol uniform.
(d) In plain clothes.

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

15. Whom was the author interviewing in Chicago?
(a) Black politicians.
(b) Elderly black men and women.
(c) Black businessmen.
(d) Black gang leaders.