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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 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from "Down at the Cross" means to strike with a firm blow?
(a) Expel.
(b) Deplete.
(c) Smite.
(d) Incur.

2. Where does the author describe the pimps and whores hanging out in Harlem in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) Broadway.
(b) The Avenue.
(c) Delancey.
(d) Broad St.

3. What caused the author's father's defeat in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "He didn't care for his family or his friends."
(b) "He really believed what what people said about him."
(c) "He was unaware of his destiny and fell behind."
(d) "He couldn't stop his temper from exploding."

4. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to an idiosyncratic belief that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument?
(a) Execution.
(b) Cultivation.
(c) Intimidation.
(d) Delusion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to a confusing and difficult problem or question?

2. About how many years ago does the author describe the letter recipient being born in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. 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"?

4. When did Elijah Muhammad tell the author that the white man's time had been up, but that it had been the will of Allah that the black man be redeemed by his white masters?

5. 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?

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