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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. What excuse did the man on page 112 give for shooting the boy in the car?
(a) He claimed the gun went off by accident.
(b) He claimed the boy was trying to run him over with the car.
(c) He said he was angry.
(d) He claimed to have seen a shotgun in the car.

2. Who was Abraham Brian?
(a) A black soldier for the Confederacy.
(b) A free black man who left his home to escape the threat of slavery.
(c) A white congressman who lobbied for the rights of free black men.
(d) A slave who led the underground railroad.

3. Why did the author want to return to Paris with his son?
(a) He wanted his son to learn French.
(b) He wanted to send his son to a French school.
(c) He wanted to become a French citizen.
(d) He wanted his son to experience life without fear.

4. How does the author describe Prince Jones?
(a) A dreamer and a poet.
(b) A gentle soul washed away by society.
(c) A good Christian and scion of a striving class.
(d) A baller and a heartless thug.

5. How was the officer who killed Prince Jones dressed?
(a) In plain clothes.
(b) As an undercover drug dealer.
(c) As a homeless man.
(d) In a patrol uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author have to learn from his son's mother?

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

3. What realization did he author make after the mother of his son returned from her trip?

4. What does the author imagine white parents might tell their children?

5. When the author sees a police officer, he automatically thinks:

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the author, how do the behaviors of police departments reflect American values?

2. How does the author contrast black and white societies?

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

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

5. According to the author, how does the fear of losing one's life promote violence?

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

7. What lesson does the mother of the boy on page 112 (Lucia McBath) try to impart to the author's son?

8. How does the death of the boy on page 112 (Jordan Davis) reinforce the author's theory that the "Dream" is dangerous?

9. How is the author disappointed by the lack of education during his Civil War battlefield tour?

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

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