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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. To where did the author move to in 2001?
(a) New York.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

2. What event did the author witness on September 11, 2001?
(a) Hurricane Katrina.
(b) The bombing of the World Trade Center.
(c) The attack on the Twin Towers.
(d) The Great Chicago Fire.

3. 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) None.
(d) He was threatened with a gun.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Civil War battlefield did the author visit with his son and nephew?

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

4. Why was the author ashamed of his thoughts as he took his four-year-old son to preschool?

5. Why did the author want to return to Paris with his son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What revelation does the author have about police officers and authority figures after the September 11 attacks?

2. According to the author, how is racism experienced through city planning and real estate?

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

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

5. Why did the author move to New York?

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

7. What reasons does the author give for Prince Jones' behavior prior to his death?

8. What reasons does the author give for the anger of the man who was having his home repossessed?

9. Why does the author worry that others will tell his son that the lessons he is trying to teach are an unnecessary part of the past?

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

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