1. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to extremely cruel and brutal behavior?
(a) Inhumanity.
(b) Apprehension.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Diligence.

2. The author describes the recipient's face as being the same face of whom in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Your mother and father."
(b) "Your great-grandfather."
(c) "Your father and my brother."
(d) "Your mother and grandmother."

3. What word used by the author in "Down at the Cross" means relentless or unstoppable?
(a) Irredeemable.
(b) Implacable.
(c) Cultivated.
(d) Advanced.

4. 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. Paul.
(d) St. George.

5. What must one become "concerning destruction and death," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Logical and honest."
(b) "Peaceful and analytical."
(c) "Bold and incisive."
(d) "Tough and philosophical."

Short Answer Questions

1. As the author describes growing up in Harlem in "Down at the Cross," he says, "In the same way that the girls were destined to gain as much weight as their mothers, the boys, it was clear, would" what?

2. The author claims in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook" that "we can make America" what?

3. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to people who engage in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings?

4. What does the author claim to act is to be in "My Dungeon Shook"?

5. The author claims in "My Dungeon Shook," "Any upheaval in the universe is terrifying because it so profoundly attacks one’s sense of" what?

(see the answer key)

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