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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. Where did Homer live?
2. What U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
3. How does the author describe the recipient's character in "My Dungeon Shook"?
4. What does the author refer to as "the crime of which I accuse my country" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author suggest his nephew perceive the "details and symbols of your life" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
2. Who is Charles Dickens and why does the author cite him in "My Dungeon Shook"?
3. How does the author rally his nephew in the conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook"?
4. What does the author say the world has done to his brother in "My Dungeon Shook"?
5. What does the author remark about love and survival 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 impress the importance of history on his nephew in "My Dungeon Shook"?
8. What does the word "Negro" mean, and how is it applied in The Fire Next Time?
9. What paradox does the author describe in "My Dungeon Shook"?
10. How is the title of the essay employed in "My Dungeon Shook"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's actions, objectives, and obstacles in writing to his nephew in "My Dungeon Shook." For what purpose is the author writing the letter? How does he go about making his points? Do you think that his letter achieves his objective?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the author's literary allusions in The Fire Next Time. What poets and authors does Baldwin cite in the essays? What is the significance of his choices on these authors? How do the works of these authors and poets relate thematically to The Fire Next Time?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of identity in The Fire Next Time. How does the author illustrate this theme in "Down at the Cross"? How is the theme explored in "My Dungeon Shook"? What factors impact the white man and the black man's sense of identity?
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