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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 2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a firm upright support for a superstructure?
(a) Mast.
(b) Pillar.
(c) Ballast.
(d) Chattel.
2. The author claims in "Down at the Cross" that two things caused him to begin listening to the Muslim speakers. What was the second thing?
(a) His father's death.
(b) The struggle for power.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The intensity of the crowds.
3. The author claims of white people in "My Dungeon Shook," "They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which" what?
(a) "They cannot escape."
(b) "They do not understand."
(c) "They never wanted."
(d) "They created themselves."
4. When did Charles Dickens die?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1919.
5. When was E. Franklin Frazier born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1859.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Charles Dickens live?
2. How does the author sign off in his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?
3. How does the author respond when asked by the female pastor, "Whose little boy are you?"
4. What does the author refer to as "the crime of which I accuse my country" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
5. What does the word "unassailable" mean in "My Dungeon Shook"?
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