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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. Where did Homer live?
(a) Greece.
(b) France.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Rome.

2. The author says of one of his ancestors in "My Dungeon Shook," "One of them said, the very time I thought I was lost, my dungeon shook and" what?
(a) "I was engulfed."
(b) "I was given faith."
(c) "I suddenly saw the light."
(d) "My chains fell off."

3. How does the author describe the recipient's character in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Calm, collected, at peace."
(b) "Kind, holy, and venerable."
(c) "Reactionary, divisive, impulsive."
(d) "Tough, dark, vulnerable, moody."

4. The author urges the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook" to "imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars" what?
(a) "Aflame."
(b) "Gone."
(c) "Black."
(d) "Fallen."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe his ancestors building in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. What does the word "impertinent" mean in the context of "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means great in importance, extent, or size?

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

5. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "This innocent country set you down" where?

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