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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author claims of white people in "My Dungeon Shook," "They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which" what?

2. What does the author describe his ancestors building in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. What did the Emancipation Proclamation proclaim?

4. Of the letter recipient's father, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," "Let him laugh and I see" what?

5. What does the author say can be heard in the letter recipient's father's "laughter and in his speech and in his songs" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does the author describe his mother in "My Dungeon Shook"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Elijah Muhammad and his characterization in "Down at the Cross." When did Elijah Muhammad take over the leadership of the Nation Of Islam? How does the author describe his home and his experiences at dinner with Elijah Muhammad? How does the author compare Elijah Muhammad with his father?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the differences in approach toward equality by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad. What are the differences in the ideologies of these individuals? How did they propose change? Whose methods were more effective in your opinion? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the life and career of author James Baldwin. What role did Baldwin play in the Civil Rights Movement? What are the major themes and subjects of Baldwin's essays, plays, and novels? Where did Baldwin live for most of his life?

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