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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. How does the author describe the letter recipient as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) He was a big baby.
(b) He was a mean baby.
(c) He was a small baby.
(d) He was an emaciated baby.

2. The author indicates in "My Dungeon Shook" that "people find it very difficult to act on" what?
(a) "What they've forgotten."
(b) "Intuition."
(c) "Faith."
(d) "What they know."

3. What did the Emancipation Proclamation proclaim?
(a) The right for blacks to vote.
(b) The right for women to vote.
(c) The end of segregation.
(d) The freedom of slaves.

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

5. For what work is Homer most known?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) The Cave.
(d) The Poet's Destiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

2. What does the author refer to as "the crime of which I accuse my country" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to desire and determination to achieve success?

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

5. How does the author conclude his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the word "Negro" mean, and how is it applied in The Fire Next Time?

2. Why does James Baldwin claim to have re-started his letter numerous times in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

4. What does the author write about the words "acceptance" and "integration" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

5. How is the essay "My Dungeon Shook" formatted and structured?

6. How does the author impress the importance of history on his nephew in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

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

9. How does the author describe the temperament and attitudes of the letter recipient 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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