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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Down At The Cross: Letter from a Region of My Mind" – Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) "Black."
(d) "Fallen."

2. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to a large area of unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia?
(a) Gully.
(b) Steppe.
(c) Corral.
(d) Ravine.

3. Who is quoted as having said "It is better to marry than to burn" in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) St. Andrew.
(b) St. Peter.
(c) St. George.
(d) St. Paul.

4. How does the author describe himself as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) He was an angry baby.
(b) He was a small baby.
(c) He was a temperamental baby.
(d) He was a big baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook," "We cannot be free until" what?

2. How many times does the author say he has begun his letter and torn it up in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. When did Charles Dickens die?

4. About how old does the author describe the female pastor as being when he met her in "Down at the Cross"?

5. For how long did the author remain on the pulpit as a Young Minister?

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