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

2. When was the Dred Scott decision reached?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1865.

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"?
(a) Tears.
(b) Civility.
(c) Joy.
(d) Patience.

4. What word from "Down at the Cross" means something continuing without pause or interruption?
(a) Explicit.
(b) Petulant.
(c) Incessant.
(d) Exuberant.

5. On what day of the week does the author describe visiting Elijah Muhammad in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe school revealing itself to be to the black community passing through adolescence in "Down at the Cross"?

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

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to extremely cruel and brutal behavior?

4. The author claims in "My Dungeon Shook" that "the danger, in the minds of most white Americans, is" what?

5. What does the author claim to act is to be in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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