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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 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of what era?
(a) The Edwardian era.
(b) The Renaissance.
(c) The modernist era.
(d) The Victorian era.

2. Of the letter recipient's father, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," "Let him laugh and I see" what?
(a) "A cellar your father does not remember and a house he does not remember."
(b) "A long and dark tunnel into the fear that hides behind his soul."
(c) "A grain silo sitting at the edge of the desert for no reason."
(d) "A field of flowers and a vase of daisies."

3. Whom does the author claim "no one has ever accused her of being bitter" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His sister.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

4. What caused the author's father's defeat in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "He was unaware of his destiny and fell behind."
(b) "He didn't care for his family or his friends."
(c) "He really believed what what people said about him."
(d) "He couldn't stop his temper from exploding."

5. How does the author describe his father's life in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Impressive.
(b) Terrible.
(c) Ambitious.
(d) Bombastic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

2. After whom was the letter recipient named in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. The author describes the recipient's face as being the same face of whom in "My Dungeon Shook"?

4. Where did Charles Dickens live?

5. What did the Emancipation Proclamation proclaim?

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