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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. The author claims in "My Dungeon Shook" that "the danger, in the minds of most white Americans, is" what?
(a) "The loss of power."
(b) "The loss of money."
(c) "The loss of faith."
(d) "The loss of identity."

2. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to people who engage in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings?
(a) Hucksters.
(b) Diffidents.
(c) Sheisters.
(d) Racketeers.

3. Who is quoted as having said "It is better to marry than to burn" in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) St. George.
(b) St. Paul.
(c) St. Peter.
(d) St. Andrew.

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

5. What does the author describe school revealing itself to be to the black community passing through adolescence in "Down at the Cross"?
(a) "A segue into more fruitful endeavors."
(b) "A pursuit toward excellence."
(c) "A child's game that one could not win."
(d) "A path to enlightenment."

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes the recipient's face as being the same face of whom in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "You were born where you were born, and faced the future that you faced because" of what?

3. What did the Emancipation Proclamation proclaim?

4. The author claims in his conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook" that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom when?

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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