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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unique point does the author make about black Americans in France?
(a) They are seen as wealthy capitalists.
(b) They are disliked by everyone for being American, not black.
(c) They are seen as equals by all people.
(d) They were never slaves in France, but they were still black.

2. How did the Internet affect the author's writing?
(a) He could find relevant research faster.
(b) He spent far too much time on social media.
(c) He felt a sense of disembodiment.
(d) His blog made him internationally famous.

3. 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) It is a subtle threat for a beating.
(c) They are being warned to be streetwise and tough.
(d) They are expected to behave better than white children when in public.

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

5. Who took care of the author's son while his mother was away?
(a) The author's grandmother.
(b) The author.
(c) The author's mother.
(d) His step-mother.

6. According to the author, this son has been cast into "a race in which the wind is always at your face and _____" what?
(a) A knife is always at your back.
(b) You will always be running headfirst into it.
(c) The hounds are always at your heels.
(d) Ffire is at your feet.

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

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

9. 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.

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

11. How did the death of Prince Jones affect the author emotionally?
(a) He became enraged.
(b) He became depressed.
(c) He became numb.
(d) He became anxious.

12. 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.

13. What Civil War battlefield did the author visit with his son and nephew?
(a) Prairie Grove.
(b) Petersburg Battlefield.
(c) Elkin's Ferry.
(d) Pea Ridge.

14. How did the author feel when he strolled his young son through a traditionally white neighborhood?
(a) Uncomfortable.
(b) Safe.
(c) Angry.
(d) Proud.

15. Whom does the author describe as the "below of the country"?
(a) All politicians and people of power.
(b) The police.
(c) The poor and uneducated masses.
(d) Himself and all black people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe Prince Jones?

2. How many years pass before the author decided to travel overseas with the mother of his son?

3. How old was the author's son when Coats first took him along on an interview?

4. Who was Abraham Brian?

5. What regret does the author have about the friend he made in France?

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