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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. When did E. Franklin Frazier help draft the UNESCO statement entitled The Race Question?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1946.

2. 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.

3. What does the author describe his ancestors building in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Skyscrapers.
(b) Cars.
(c) Railroads.
(d) Factories.

4. What is the name of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) John Baldwin.
(b) George Baldwin.
(c) David Baldwin.
(d) James Baldwin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the author describe the letter recipient as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. When was E. Franklin Frazier born?

4. The author urges the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook" to "imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars" what?

5. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means to display something?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author rally his nephew in the conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

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

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

5. What paradox does the author describe in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

7. What "is the danger in the minds of most white Americans," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?

8. Who is Charles Dickens and why does the author cite him in "My Dungeon Shook"?

9. How does the author suggest his nephew perceive the "details and symbols of your life" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

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