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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "My Dungeon Shook: Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation" – Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the letter recipient's father, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," I hear in his present laughter" what?
(a) "His laughter as a child."
(b) "The laughter of tomorrow."
(c) "The gravelly voice of our father."
(d) "The singing of birds of yesterday."

2. When was E. Franklin Frazier born?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1894.

3. How many times does the author say he has begun his letter and torn it up in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 2 times.

4. Whom does the author describe watching learn to walk in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) His grandson.
(b) His brother.
(c) His son.
(d) His nephew.

5. What is the name of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) John Baldwin.
(b) David Baldwin.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) George Baldwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means eager to fight or defiant?

2. What did the Emancipation Proclamation proclaim?

3. What caused the author's father's defeat in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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. How does the author describe himself as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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