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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. Whom does the author describe watching learn to walk in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His grandson.
(c) His brother.
(d) His son.

2. The author writes to the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," "You come from a long line of" what?
(a) "Carpenters."
(b) "Slaves."
(c) "Teachers."
(d) "Poets."

3. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to people who engage in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings?
(a) Sheisters.
(b) Hucksters.
(c) Racketeers.
(d) Diffidents.

4. What does the author describe as the subject of the Nation of Islam speeches he observed on the streets in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) Power.
(b) Humility.
(c) Love.
(d) Acceptance.

5. Whom does the author claim "no one has ever accused her of being bitter" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say can be heard in the letter recipient's father's "laughter and in his speech and in his songs" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

3. When was E. Franklin Frazier's book The Negro Family in the United States published?

4. The author states in "Down at the Cross," "White people hold the power, which means that they are" what?

5. About how many years ago does the author describe the letter recipient being born in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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