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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 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "The details and symbols of your life have been deliberately constructed to make you believe" what?
(a) "That you are attainable."
(b) "What white people say about you."
(c) "That you are destined for greatness."
(d) "That your life is fluid."
2. How does the author describe his father's life in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Bombastic.
(b) Ambitious.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Impressive.
3. What caused the author's father's defeat in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "He didn't care for his family or his friends."
(b) "He was unaware of his destiny and fell behind."
(c) "He couldn't stop his temper from exploding."
(d) "He really believed what what people said about him."
4. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a seemingly self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated may proved to be true?
(a) Malaprop.
(b) Irony.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Atonement.
5. How does the author describe the stock from which the letter recipient came in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Sturdy, peasant stock."
(b) "Crafty and deceitful stock."
(c) "Intelligent, handy stock."
(d) "Elegant stock."
Short Answer Questions
1. The author tells the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," "Take no one's word for anything, including mine--but trust" what?
2. How many times does the author say he has begun his letter and torn it up in "My Dungeon Shook"?
3. How does the author describe the letter recipient as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?
4. Charles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of what era?
5. What kind of athletic career does the author describe pursuing but not succeeding at in "Down at the Cross"?
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