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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 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe the letter recipient as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) He was a small baby.
(b) He was an emaciated baby.
(c) He was a big baby.
(d) He was a mean baby.

2. To whom is the author writing in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His father.
(c) His son.
(d) His brother.

3. What U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) Andrew Johnson.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) James Buchanan.

4. How does the author sign off in his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Your father."
(b) "Your son, James."
(c) "Your brother, James."
(d) "Your uncle, James."

5. Where was "My Dungeon Shook" first published?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) Reader's Digest.
(c) The Progressive.
(d) The New Yorker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of what era?

2. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

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

4. What does the author describe his ancestors picking in "My Dungeon Shook"?

5. How does the author describe the recipient's character in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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