Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 Test | Final Test - Hard

Taylor Branch
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 Test | Final Test - Hard

Taylor Branch
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack O'Dell the director of?

2. Which comedian join the marches in Greenwood?

3. What do Washington officials ban shops from selling before the march?

4. What is C.B King's job?

5. What does Hoover use to justify investigating King?

Short Essay Questions

1. What deal does King make with Robert Kennedy in this chapter?

2. How does Moses react to the sheriff attacking him in Chapter 13?

3. Why does Moses file a federal suit against Robert Kennedy and Hoover?

4. Why did King write letters from the Birmingham Jail?

5. How does Hoover keep an eye on King in this chapter?

6. How does the city respond to the Albany Movement's manifesto?

7. What does the New Orleans article accuse O'Dell of?

8. How do the Freedom Riders enrage the Albany sheriff?

9. How did Megdar Evans die?

10. What changes does Megdar Evans try to implement in Jackson, Mississippi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do King's Christian beliefs influence his approach to fighting racism? Why did people think that King's approach was direct enough?

Essay Topic 2

Why was it the right time to boycott the buses? How did the black community spread the word that they were boycotting the buses? How did the media respond to the bus boycott?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and outline King's thoughts on the subject. Use your own ideas to argue whether you think King is right or wrong.

1) Education

2) Non-violent protests

3) Segregation

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