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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. Of the letter recipient's father, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," I hear in his present laughter" what?
(a) "The laughter of tomorrow."
(b) "The singing of birds of yesterday."
(c) "The gravelly voice of our father."
(d) "His laughter as a child."

2. The author states in "Down at the Cross," "White people hold the power, which means that they are" what?
(a) "Inferior to blacks."
(b) "Free."
(c) "Superior to blacks."
(d) "Selfish."

3. The author claims in "My Dungeon Shook" that "the danger, in the minds of most white Americans, is" what?
(a) "The loss of identity."
(b) "The loss of power."
(c) "The loss of faith."
(d) "The loss of money."

4. The author says in "My Dungeon Shook," " There is no reason for you to try to become like" what?
(a) "Me."
(b) "White people."
(c) "Your father."
(d) "Your ancestors."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author claims in "My Dungeon Shook," "Any upheaval in the universe is terrifying because it so profoundly attacks one’s sense of" what?

2. Where does the author describe having dinner at Elijah Muhammad's home in "Down at the Cross"?

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

4. The author claims of white people in "My Dungeon Shook," "They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which" what?

5. The author describes the recipient's face as being the same face of whom in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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