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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author says in "My Dungeon Shook," that "if you've loved anybody that long, first as an infant, then as a child, then as a man, you gain a strange perspective on" what?
(a) "Family and the meaning of life."
(b) "A sense of love, peace, and justice."
(c) "Time and human pain and effort."
(d) "That there is fear everywhere."

2. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to desire and determination to achieve success?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Exultation.
(c) Deterioration.
(d) Cultivation.

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to extremely cruel and brutal behavior?
(a) Inhumanity.
(b) Integrity.
(c) Apprehension.
(d) Diligence.

4. The author states in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook," "We cannot be free until" what?
(a) "We are one."
(b) "They are dead."
(c) "We are educated."
(d) "They are free."

5. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "The details and symbols of your life have been deliberately constructed to make you believe" what?
(a) "What white people say about you."
(b) "That your life is fluid."
(c) "That you are attainable."
(d) "That you are destined for greatness."

6. 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) "On the road to failure."
(d) "A worthless human being."

7. About how many years ago does the author describe the letter recipient being born in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) 20 years ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 14 years ago.
(d) 16 years ago.

8. The author claims in "My Dungeon Shook," "Any upheaval in the universe is terrifying because it so profoundly attacks one’s sense of" what?
(a) "The meaning of life."
(b) "Grief."
(c) "One's own reality."
(d) "Health and love."

9. Where was "My Dungeon Shook" first published?
(a) Reader's Digest.
(b) The Progressive.
(c) Time magazine.
(d) The New Yorker.

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

11. What word in "My Dungeon Shook" does the author define as meaning "that we, with love, shall force our brothers to see themselves as they are, to cease fleeing from reality and begin to change it"?
(a) Compulsion.
(b) Atonement.
(c) Integration.
(d) Revenge.

12. Where did Charles Dickens live?
(a) Ireland.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) England.

13. Where did Homer live?
(a) Greece.
(b) Rome.
(c) France.
(d) Egypt.

14. How does the author describe the stock from which the letter recipient came in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Crafty and deceitful stock."
(b) "Sturdy, peasant stock."
(c) "Elegant stock."
(d) "Intelligent, handy stock."

15. 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) "God bless you, James, and Godspeed."
(c) "I hope that you will forgive me."
(d) "I will see you on the morrow."

Short Answer Questions

1. Of white people, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," "You must accept them and accept them with" what?

2. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "This innocent country set you down" where?

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

4. What caused the author's father's defeat in "My Dungeon Shook"?

5. How many times does the author say he has begun his letter and torn it up in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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