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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. Charles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of what era?
(a) The Edwardian era.
(b) The Renaissance.
(c) The modernist era.
(d) The Victorian era.

2. For what work is Homer most known?
(a) The Poet's Destiny.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) The Cave.
(d) Julius Caesar.

3. What is the name of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) David Baldwin.
(b) John Baldwin.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) George Baldwin.

4. What must one become "concerning destruction and death," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Peaceful and analytical."
(b) "Logical and honest."
(c) "Tough and philosophical."
(d) "Bold and incisive."

5. Of the letter recipient's father, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," I hear in his present laughter" what?
(a) "The singing of birds of yesterday."
(b) "The laughter of tomorrow."
(c) "The gravelly voice of our father."
(d) "His laughter as a child."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Charles Dickens live?

2. Whom does the author claim "no one has ever accused her of being bitter" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. How does the author conclude his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?

4. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means eager to fight or defiant?

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

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