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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "My Dungeon Shook: Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation" – Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) David Baldwin.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) George Baldwin.
(d) John Baldwin.

2. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means eager to fight or defiant?
(a) Virulent.
(b) Cautionary.
(c) Truculent.
(d) Conclusive.

3. How does the author sign off in his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Your uncle, James."
(b) "Your son, James."
(c) "Your father."
(d) "Your brother, James."

4. What must one become "concerning destruction and death," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Peaceful and analytical."
(b) "Tough and philosophical."
(c) "Logical and honest."
(d) "Bold and incisive."

5. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to the condition of being lower in status or quality than others?
(a) Inferiority.
(b) Desolate.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Complexity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a seemingly self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated may proved to be true?

2. The author describes the recipient's face as being the same face of whom in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. The author claims in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook" that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom when?

4. 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"?

5. Whom does the author claim "no one has ever accused her of being bitter" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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