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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means great in importance, extent, or size?
(a) Pixillated.
(b) Malevolent.
(c) Monumental.
(d) Corporal.

2. The author urges the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook" to "imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars" what?
(a) "Aflame."
(b) "Gone."
(c) "Black."
(d) "Fallen."

3. When was E. Franklin Frazier's book The Negro Family in the United States published?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1959.

4. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to extremely cruel and brutal behavior?
(a) Integrity.
(b) Diligence.
(c) Inhumanity.
(d) Apprehension.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many years ago does the author describe the letter recipient being born in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. The author indicates in "My Dungeon Shook" that "people find it very difficult to act on" what?

3. What does the word "impertinent" mean in the context of "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

5. How does the author describe the recipient's character in "My Dungeon Shook"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the essay "My Dungeon Shook" formatted and structured?

2. How does the author describe his relationship with his brother in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. How does the author impress the importance of history on his nephew in "My Dungeon Shook"?

4. How is the title of the essay employed in "My Dungeon Shook"?

5. How does the author describe the temperament and attitudes of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook"?

6. What does the author remark about love and survival in "My Dungeon Shook"?

7. What does the word "Negro" mean, and how is it applied in The Fire Next Time?

8. How has the black man functioned in the white man's world, according to Baldwin in "My Dungeon Shook"?

9. How does James Baldwin describe his father's defeat in "My Dungeon Shook"?

10. How does the author define the word "integration" in the conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook"?

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