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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. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to a large area of unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia?
2. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to people who engage in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings?
3. The author writes in "Down at the Cross," "It was absolutely clear that the police would whip you and take you in as long as" what?
4. The author claims that we owe the ministry of Elijah Muhammad to the fact that he witnessed what when he was five or six years old?
5. As the author describes growing up in Harlem in "Down at the Cross," he says, "In the same way that the girls were destined to gain as much weight as their mothers, the boys, it was clear, would" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you describe the author's sense of anger in the beginning of "Down at the Cross"?
2. What does the author remark about the Holocaust in "Down at the Cross"?
3. What is the source of the author's anger and resentment toward his father?
4. What causes the author irritation during his dinner at Elijah Muhammad's home?
5. How does the author describe the setting of Elijah Muhammad's home in "Down at the Cross"?
6. How does the author describe his religious faith to Elijah Muhammad in "Down at the Cross"?
7. How does the author compare his involvement in ministry with the thugs on the Avenue in "Down at the Cross"?
8. What "truth" does the author describe finding through this experiences with Christianity?
9. What elements of foreshadowing can be seen in the first part of "Down at the Cross"?
10. How does the author perceive the expression of pain and suffering of blacks through Christianity?
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
Discuss the Emancipation Proclamation and the author's references to it in "My Dungeon Shook." When was the Emancipation Proclamation enacted? Who enacted it? What did it guarantee? How does the author refer to it in his essay?
Essay Topic 3
How does the author compare Christianity with the beliefs and ideals of the Nation of Islam? In what ways are these religions similar to the author? How do they differ?
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