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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. Where did Homer live?
(a) France.
(b) Rome.
(c) Greece.
(d) Egypt.
2. 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 ancestors."
(d) "Your father."
3. How does the author describe the recipient's character in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Tough, dark, vulnerable, moody."
(b) "Kind, holy, and venerable."
(c) "Calm, collected, at peace."
(d) "Reactionary, divisive, impulsive."
4. What does the author claim to act is to be in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Complacent.
(b) Demanding.
(c) Committed.
(d) Impertinent.
5. The author claims in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook" that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom when?
(a) "Two hundred years too late."
(b) "Two hundred years too soon."
(c) "One hundred years too soon."
(d) "One hundred years too late."
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the author describe his ancestors picking in "My Dungeon Shook"?
2. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means great in importance, extent, or size?
3. What did the Emancipation Proclamation proclaim?
4. The author describes the birth of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," saying "here you were: to be loved. To be loved, baby, hard, at once, and forever, to strengthen you against" what?
5. The author states in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook," "We cannot be free until" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe the circumstances of white society and history in "My Dungeon Shook"?
2. How does the author suggest his nephew perceive the "details and symbols of your life" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
3. What does the word "Negro" mean, and how is it applied in The Fire Next Time?
4. How does James Baldwin describe his father's defeat in "My Dungeon Shook"?
5. What does the author say the world has done to his brother in "My Dungeon Shook"?
6. What paradox does the author describe in "My Dungeon Shook"?
7. What does Baldwin claim to be "the root of my dispute with my country" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
8. How is the essay "My Dungeon Shook" formatted and structured?
9. What "is the danger in the minds of most white Americans," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?
10. What does the author remark about love and survival in "My Dungeon Shook"?
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