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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. In "Down at the Cross," what does the author define as "the judges, the juries, the shotguns, the law"?
(a) "Legality."
(b) "Power."
(c) "Freedom."
(d) "White society."

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

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

4. The author claims in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook" that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom when?
(a) "One hundred years too soon."
(b) "One hundred years too late."
(c) "Two hundred years too soon."
(d) "Two hundred years too late."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe his ancestors picking in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. Of white people, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," "You must accept them and accept them with" what?

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to extremely cruel and brutal behavior?

4. When did Charles Dickens die?

5. The author says in "My Dungeon Shook," that "if you've loved anybody that long, first as an infant, then as a child, then as a man, you gain a strange perspective on" what?

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