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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. How many times does the author say he has begun his letter and torn it up in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 5 times.

2. 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?
(a) "The struggles you will face."
(b) "The loveless world."
(c) "The world of evil."
(d) "The madman."

3. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were" what?
(a) "A part of the American Dream."
(b) "On a road to success."
(c) "A worthless human being."
(d) "On the road to failure."

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 really believed what what people said about him."
(c) "He didn't care for his family or his friends."
(d) "He couldn't stop his temper from exploding."

5. 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."

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the author writing in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. Of the letter recipient's father, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," I hear in his present laughter" what?

3. How does the author sign off in his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

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

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