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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. For how long did the author remain on the pulpit as a Young Minister?
(a) Less than 6 months.
(b) Less than a year.
(c) Over 3 years.
(d) About 2 years.

2. The author claims of white people in "My Dungeon Shook," "They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which" what?
(a) "They never wanted."
(b) "They cannot escape."
(c) "They created themselves."
(d) "They do not understand."

3. When was Charles Dickens born?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1805.

4. After whom was the letter recipient named in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) After his father.
(b) After his godfather.
(c) After his grandfather.
(d) After the author.

5. 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 world of evil."
(c) "The loveless world."
(d) "The madman."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. What author does the narrator describe beginning to read when he began losing his faith in "Down at the Cross"?

3. What word from "Down at the Cross" means something continuing without pause or interruption?

4. How does the author describe the letter recipient as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?

5. 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"?

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