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

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

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

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

5. What question does the author pose about assaulting an officer of the law?
(a) Should assault be grounds for a broken body?
(b) Should assaulting an officer be a capital offense?
(c) Should offenders of assault be punished or rehabilitated?
(d) When violence begets violence, when does the circle end?

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author fear the PG County police?

2. What photographs did the mother of the author's son take while she was away?

3. What does the author remember about Manhattan?

4. Where was the memorial service for Prince Jones held?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What impact does the death of Prince Jones have on the author?

8. What reasons does the author give for the woman feeling validated in pushing his son off the escalator?

9. How, does Coats write, have his eyes been damaged by what he has seen?

10. Why did the thought of encountering the Prince George's County patrol officer frighten the author?

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