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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. For what work is Homer most known?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) The Poet's Destiny.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) The Cave.
2. What does the author refer to as "the crime of which I accuse my country" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "They have turned their backs on the people they needed the most."
(b) "They have destroyed and are destroying hundreds of thousands of lives."
(c) "They refuse to accept the truth of the black man's superiority."
(d) "They have isolated themselves and taken strides to keep themselves as such."
3. When did Charles Dickens die?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1919.
4. When was E. Franklin Frazier born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1894.
5. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a seemingly self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated may proved to be true?
(a) Malaprop.
(b) Irony.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Atonement.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
2. How does the author describe the recipient's character in "My Dungeon Shook"?
3. Whom does the author claim "no one has ever accused her of being bitter" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
4. To whom is the author writing in "My Dungeon Shook"?
5. About how many years ago does the author describe the letter recipient being born in "My Dungeon Shook"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author remark about love and survival in "My Dungeon Shook"?
2. How does the author impress the importance of history on his nephew in "My Dungeon Shook"?
3. How does the author suggest his nephew perceive the "details and symbols of your life" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
4. What "is the danger in the minds of most white Americans," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?
5. What does the author write about the words "acceptance" and "integration" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
6. How is the essay "My Dungeon Shook" formatted and structured?
7. How does the author describe the circumstances of white society and history in "My Dungeon Shook"?
8. How does the author rally his nephew in the conclusion of "My Dungeon Shook"?
9. Why does James Baldwin claim to have re-started his letter numerous times in "My Dungeon Shook"?
10. How does the author describe his relationship with his brother in "My Dungeon Shook"?
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