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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "My Dungeon Shook: Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation" – Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was E. Franklin Frazier born?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1936.

2. How does the author sign off in his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Your uncle, James."
(b) "Your father."
(c) "Your brother, James."
(d) "Your son, James."

3. How does the author describe the recipient's character in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Kind, holy, and venerable."
(b) "Tough, dark, vulnerable, moody."
(c) "Calm, collected, at peace."
(d) "Reactionary, divisive, impulsive."

4. How does the author describe the letter recipient as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) He was an emaciated baby.
(b) He was a mean baby.
(c) He was a small baby.
(d) He was a big baby.

5. The author claims in "My Dungeon Shook" that "the danger, in the minds of most white Americans, is" what?
(a) "The loss of faith."
(b) "The loss of identity."
(c) "The loss of power."
(d) "The loss of money."

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "You were born where you were born, and faced the future that you faced because" of what?

2. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a firm upright support for a superstructure?

3. How does the author describe himself as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?

4. What does the author refer to as "the crime of which I accuse my country" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

5. The author urges the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook" to "imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars" what?

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