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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of what era?
(a) The Victorian era.
(b) The Edwardian era.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The modernist era.

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

3. How many times does the author say he has begun his letter and torn it up in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 2 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 4 times.

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

5. What does the author describe his ancestors picking in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Apples.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Tomatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author sign off in his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. What U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

3. Whom does the author describe watching learn to walk in "My Dungeon Shook"?

4. The author says of one of his ancestors in "My Dungeon Shook," "One of them said, the very time I thought I was lost, my dungeon shook and" what?

5. Where was "My Dungeon Shook" first published?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author claim to be the only way you can be destroyed in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. What does the author remark about love and survival in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. How does the author describe aspirations toward excellence or mediocrity in "My Dungeon Shook"?

4. What does the author say the world has done to his brother in "My Dungeon Shook"?

5. How does the author define the word "integration" in the conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook"?

6. How does the author describe his relationship with his brother in "My Dungeon Shook"?

7. How does the author describe the circumstances of white society and history in "My Dungeon Shook"?

8. Who is E. Franklin Frazier and why does the author cite him in "My Dungeon Shook"?

9. How is the title of the essay employed in "My Dungeon Shook"?

10. What does Baldwin claim to be "the root of my dispute with my country" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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