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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. When did Charles Dickens die?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1870.

2. What does the word "unassailable" mean in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Unable to be devoured.
(b) Unable to be attacked or defeated.
(c) Unable to be dissuaded.
(d) Capable of logic and enterprise.

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

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

5. How does the author describe the stock from which the letter recipient came in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Intelligent, handy stock."
(b) "Sturdy, peasant stock."
(c) "Crafty and deceitful stock."
(d) "Elegant stock."

Short Answer Questions

1. The author indicates in "My Dungeon Shook" that "people find it very difficult to act on" what?

2. How many times does the author say he has begun his letter and torn it up in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

4. The author claims of white people in "My Dungeon Shook," "They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which" what?

5. What does the author refer to as "the crime of which I accuse my country" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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