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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 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the girls in Harlem going through adolescence, the author says in "Down at the Cross," "They understood that they must act as God's" what?
(a) "Decoys."
(b) "Angels."
(c) "Watchmen."
(d) "Love."

2. After whom was the letter recipient named in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) After his godfather.
(b) After his father.
(c) After his grandfather.
(d) After the author.

3. How does the author sign off in his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Your brother, James."
(b) "Your son, James."
(c) "Your father."
(d) "Your uncle, James."

4. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were" what?
(a) "A part of the American Dream."
(b) "On a road to success."
(c) "A worthless human being."
(d) "On the road to failure."

5. What does the author claim to act is to be in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Committed.
(b) Demanding.
(c) Complacent.
(d) Impertinent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author respond when asked by the female pastor, "Whose little boy are you?"

2. Of the letter recipient's father, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," I hear in his present laughter" what?

3. In what periodical was "Down at the Cross" first published?

4. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means to display something?

5. What is the name of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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