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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 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the author conclude his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "I love you, dear James, and I send my love to the family."
(b) "I hope that you will forgive me."
(c) "I will see you on the morrow."
(d) "God bless you, James, and Godspeed."

3. What does the author assert about life in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) "Life is all there is."
(b) "Life is a mystery."
(c) "Life is tragic."
(d) "Life is a struggle."

4. How much of a man did the U.S. Constitution once declare blacks to be?
(a) 1/2 of a man.
(b) 2/3rds of a man.
(c) 1/3 of a man.
(d) 3/5ths of a man.

5. The author puts forth the Nation of Islam's belief that the white man's rule will be ended in how much time in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 50-60 years.
(c) 5-10 years.
(d) 10-15 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was E. Franklin Frazier elected as the first black president of the American Sociological Association?

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

3. Where did Charles Dickens live?

4. The author tells the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," "Take no one's word for anything, including mine--but trust" what?

5. Charles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of what era?

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