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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. The author states in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook," "We cannot be free until" what?
(a) "We are educated."
(b) "They are dead."
(c) "They are free."
(d) "We are one."

2. 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?
(a) "Gone."
(b) "Aflame."
(c) "Fallen."
(d) "Black."

3. How many times does the author say he has begun his letter and torn it up in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 3 times.

4. How does the author describe the stock from which the letter recipient came in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Crafty and deceitful stock."
(b) "Sturdy, peasant stock."
(c) "Intelligent, handy stock."
(d) "Elegant stock."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "impertinent" mean in the context of "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. Of the letter recipient's father, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," "Let him laugh and I see" what?

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to desire and determination to achieve success?

4. What did the Emancipation Proclamation proclaim?

5. After whom was the letter recipient named in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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