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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. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means eager to fight or defiant?
(a) Conclusive.
(b) Virulent.
(c) Cautionary.
(d) Truculent.

2. How does the author describe the recipient's character in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Kind, holy, and venerable."
(b) "Reactionary, divisive, impulsive."
(c) "Calm, collected, at peace."
(d) "Tough, dark, vulnerable, moody."

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

4. About how many years ago does the author describe the letter recipient being born in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) 10 years ago.
(b) 16 years ago.
(c) 14 years ago.
(d) 20 years ago.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe his father's life in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

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

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

5. Whom does the author claim "no one has ever accused her of being bitter" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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