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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Down At The Cross: Letter from a Region of My Mind" – Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must one become "concerning destruction and death," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Tough and philosophical."
(b) "Bold and incisive."
(c) "Logical and honest."
(d) "Peaceful and analytical."

2. In what war does the author describe many of his friends enlisting in the service to fight in the beginning of "Down at the Cross"?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War I.

3. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were" what?
(a) "On the road to failure."
(b) "A part of the American Dream."
(c) "On a road to success."
(d) "A worthless human being."

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?
(a) "Gone."
(b) "Black."
(c) "Fallen."
(d) "Aflame."

5. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to the condition of being lower in status or quality than others?
(a) Integrity.
(b) Inferiority.
(c) Complexity.
(d) Desolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author claims in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook" that "we can make America" what?

2. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "This innocent country set you down" where?

3. After whom was the letter recipient named in "My Dungeon Shook"?

4. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to extremely cruel and brutal behavior?

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"?

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