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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 writes to the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," "You come from a long line of" what?
(a) "Slaves."
(b) "Carpenters."
(c) "Teachers."
(d) "Poets."

2. What does the word "unassailable" mean in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Unable to be attacked or defeated.
(b) Capable of logic and enterprise.
(c) Unable to be devoured.
(d) Unable to be dissuaded.

3. What does the author describe his ancestors building in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Skyscrapers.
(b) Factories.
(c) Railroads.
(d) Cars.

4. What does the author claim the black man has functioned as in the white man's world in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) A feat to stand above.
(b) A fixed star.
(c) A token of inspiration.
(d) A slave.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What must one become "concerning destruction and death," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means great in importance, extent, or size?

4. Where did Homer live?

5. 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"?

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