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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," "You were born where you were born, and faced the future that you faced because" of what?
(a) "You were a man."
(b) "You were poor."
(c) "You were black."
(d) "You were rich."

2. Where was the author going when he crossed Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and the policeman made a racial slur toward him in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) To the 42nd Street Library.
(b) To the Institute.
(c) To a Broadway performance.
(d) To his high school.

3. What does the author say can be heard in the letter recipient's father's "laughter and in his speech and in his songs" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Tears.
(b) Joy.
(c) Patience.
(d) Civility.

4. Whom does the author describe watching learn to walk in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) His brother.
(b) His grandson.
(c) His son.
(d) His nephew.

5. What does the author describe his ancestors building in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Factories.
(b) Railroads.
(c) Cars.
(d) Skyscrapers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Charles Dickens born?

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

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

5. What word used by the author in "Down at the Cross" means relentless or unstoppable?

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