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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which protest sign did the author see while in France that reminded him of his blackness?
(a) Trayvon Martin.
(b) Prince Jones.
(c) Jordan Davis.
(d) Abner Louima.

2. 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.

3. According to Solzhenitsyn, "To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he's doing is _____ " what?
(a) Compulsory.
(b) Required.
(c) Good.
(d) Necessary.

4. The author believes that when the body is shattered, what happens?
(a) The spirit lives on.
(b) Everything is shattered.
(c) The soul finds rest.
(d) God takes over.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took care of the author's son while his mother was away?

2. Which Howard University student was shot by a PG County officer shortly after the author's encounter with the police?

3. Whom was the author interviewing in Chicago?

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

5. What did the dead boy's mother say to the author's son in the chapter "The Dream"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the author's fear of his son seeing him arrested greater than his fear of being arrested?

2. Why is the author angry and frustrated at the outcome of the investigation of the undercover cop who shot Prince Jones?

3. According to Coats, how have the American legal system and the banking industry conspired together to create the illusion known as "The Dream"?

4. What is the significance of the author's description of the slave burial plot in southern Manhattan?

5. Why did the author move to New York?

6. What does the author mean by every country having an "above" and a "below"?

7. What role has fear played in Samori's (the author's son) life?

8. How did the author's trip to Paris affect his view of what it means to live in a black body?

9. Why has the author been too afraid to encourage his son to stand up for his rights?

10. How does the author compare the flight of Abraham Brian to the fear of the modern black man?

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