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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. Where was W.E.B. Du Bois born?
(a) Oxford, Mississippi.
(b) Manitowac, Wisconsin.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

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

3. What word from "Down at the Cross" means impossible to stop or prevent?
(a) Plausible.
(b) Deplorable.
(c) Inexorable.
(d) Inexcusable.

4. How does the author conclude his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "God bless you, James, and Godspeed."
(b) "I will see you on the morrow."
(c) "I love you, dear James, and I send my love to the family."
(d) "I hope that you will forgive me."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is quoted as having said "It is better to marry than to burn" in "Down at the Cross"?

2. The author tells the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," "Take no one's word for anything, including mine--but trust" what?

3. Of the letter recipient's father, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," I hear in his present laughter" what?

4. What word from "Down at the Cross" means to strike with a firm blow?

5. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to a thing that is hoped for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve?

(see the answer key)

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