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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. Whom does the author claim "no one has ever accused her of being bitter" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His wife.

2. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were" what?
(a) "On the road to failure."
(b) "On a road to success."
(c) "A worthless human being."
(d) "A part of the American Dream."

3. What does the author claim to act is to be in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Complacent.
(b) Committed.
(c) Impertinent.
(d) Demanding.

4. What does the word "impertinent" mean in the context of "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Uncomfortable or wary.
(b) Plausible.
(c) Inexcusable.
(d) Disrespectful or rude.

5. What does the author describe his ancestors picking in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Apples.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Tomatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Emancipation Proclamation proclaim?

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

3. What must one become "concerning destruction and death," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?

4. Where did Homer live?

5. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means to display something?

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