View a FREE sample

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 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the author describe watching learn to walk in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) His son.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His grandson.
(d) His brother.

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

3. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
(a) January 1, 1865.
(b) January 1, 1864.
(c) January 1, 1863.
(d) January 1, 1862.

4. When was E. Franklin Frazier born?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1936.

5. When was Charles Dickens born?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Charles Dickens die?

3. Where was "My Dungeon Shook" first published?

4. When was E. Franklin Frazier elected as the first black president of the American Sociological Association?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 189 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample