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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Down At The Cross: Letter from a Region of My Mind" – Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of James Baldwin's adoptive father?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Emory Baldwin.
(c) David Baldwin.
(d) George Baldwin.

2. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "You were born where you were born, and faced the future that you faced because" of what?
(a) "You were poor."
(b) "You were a man."
(c) "You were black."
(d) "You were rich."

3. During what years did Elijah Muhammad lead the Nation of Islam?
(a) 1934-1975.
(b) 1941-1975.
(c) 1936-1946.
(d) 1930-1945.

4. Who founded the Nation of Islam?
(a) Assata Shakur.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) James Whitney.
(d) Wallace D. Ford.

5. In "Down at the Cross," the author describes the adolescent changes that the girls undergo, saying that they no longer tease the boys but do what to them instead?
(a) Flirt with them.
(b) Step on them.
(c) Reprimand them.
(d) Interrogate them.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author tells the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," "Take no one's word for anything, including mine--but trust" what?

2. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to a large area of unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia?

3. Whom does the author describe watching learn to walk in "My Dungeon Shook"?

4. In what periodical was "Down at the Cross" first published?

5. The author claims in "My Dungeon Shook" that "the danger, in the minds of most white Americans, is" what?

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