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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. 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) Civility.
(b) Tears.
(c) Patience.
(d) Joy.

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

3. To whom is the author writing in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His son.

4. The author says in "My Dungeon Shook," " There is no reason for you to try to become like" what?
(a) "Your father."
(b) "White people."
(c) "Your ancestors."
(d) "Me."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the author refer to as "the crime of which I accuse my country" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

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