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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," the author describes the adolescent changes that the girls undergo, saying that they no longer tease the boys but do what to them instead?
(a) Flirt with them.
(b) Reprimand them.
(c) Step on them.
(d) Interrogate them.

2. What does the word "impertinent" mean in the context of "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Uncomfortable or wary.
(b) Disrespectful or rude.
(c) Inexcusable.
(d) Plausible.

3. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
(a) January 1, 1863.
(b) January 1, 1862.
(c) January 1, 1865.
(d) January 1, 1864.

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

5. The author claims of white people in "My Dungeon Shook," "They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which" what?
(a) "They created themselves."
(b) "They do not understand."
(c) "They cannot escape."
(d) "They never wanted."

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "You were born where you were born, and faced the future that you faced because" of what?

2. Whom does the author claim "no one has ever accused her of being bitter" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

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

5. What does the word "unassailable" mean in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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