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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What threats were made against the author when his son was pushed off the escalator?
(a) He was threatened with arrest.
(b) He was threatened with a beating.
(c) He was threatened with a gun.
(d) None.

2. How did the author react to his son being pushed off the escalator?
(a) He spoke sharply to the woman who pushed his son.
(b) He hit the woman who pushed his son.
(c) He picked up his son and left silently.
(d) He shoved the woman who pushed his son.

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

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

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

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

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

8. According to the author, what part of his body has suffered the most?
(a) His feet.
(b) His heart.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His head.

9. What regret does the author have about the friend he made in France?
(a) He didn't remember to write down his friend's phone number.
(b) He was so blinded by past fears he couldn't enjoy the mutual friendship.
(c) He doesn't remember his friend's name.
(d) They haven't kept in touch since he has returned to America.

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

11. What eventually happened to the officer who shot Prince Jones?
(a) He left the police force.
(b) He returned to work.
(c) He was lynched by a mob.
(d) He was sent to jail.

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

13. What did the author notice as he walked the streets of Paris for the first time?
(a) There was an odd odor.
(b) Everyone was ignoring him.
(c) He was not afraid.
(d) Everyone was smiling.

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

15. What did the dead boy's mother decide to do after the trial in the chapter "The Dream"?
(a) Leave the country.
(b) Shoot the man who murdered her son.
(c) Attack the judge in court.
(d) Plead her son's case before the journalists and writers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the death of Prince Jones affect the author emotionally?

2. What does the author recall always having, even when times were hard?

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

4. How does the author describe Prince Jones?

5. How did the author feel when he strolled his young son through a traditionally white neighborhood?

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