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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) "They are dead."
(b) "We are educated."
(c) "They are free."
(d) "We are one."

2. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means to display something?
(a) Inhibit.
(b) Exhibit.
(c) Delineate.
(d) Interrogate.

3. How does the author describe his father's life in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Bombastic.
(b) Terrible.
(c) Impressive.
(d) Ambitious.

4. Of white people, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," "You must accept them and accept them with" what?
(a) Faith.
(b) Love.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Clarity.

5. Whom does the author claim "no one has ever accused her of being bitter" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author indicates in "My Dungeon Shook" that "people find it very difficult to act on" what?

3. When was E. Franklin Frazier born?

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

5. How does the author describe the letter recipient as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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