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. How does the author describe himself as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) He was a small baby.
(b) He was an angry baby.
(c) He was a temperamental baby.
(d) He was a big baby.

2. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a firm upright support for a superstructure?
(a) Mast.
(b) Ballast.
(c) Pillar.
(d) Chattel.

3. How does the author conclude his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "I hope that you will forgive me."
(b) "God bless you, James, and Godspeed."
(c) "I love you, dear James, and I send my love to the family."
(d) "I will see you on the morrow."

4. Where was "My Dungeon Shook" first published?
(a) The Progressive.
(b) Reader's Digest.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Time magazine.

5. What does the author describe his ancestors picking in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Apples.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Cotton.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes the birth of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," saying "here you were: to be loved. To be loved, baby, hard, at once, and forever, to strengthen you against" what?

2. The author writes to the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," "You come from a long line of" what?

3. How does the author describe the stock from which the letter recipient came in "My Dungeon Shook"?

4. What caused the author's father's defeat in "My Dungeon Shook"?

5. The author states in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook," "We cannot be free until" what?

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