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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. Who was with Angela Davis when the book begins?
(a) Helen.
(b) William Christmas.
(c) James McClain.
(d) Jonathan Jackson.

2. What was attractive about Fisk University?
(a) It was closer to home.
(b) It had a pediatrics program.
(c) It was fully-funded.
(d) It would let Angela Davis escape from the race tensions.

3. What were Franklin and Kendra Alexander charged with?
(a) Inciting a revolt.
(b) Conspiracy to commit murder.
(c) Armed robbery.
(d) Conspiracy to commit robbery.

4. Where was Angela Davis going at the beginning of the book?
(a) Main County Courthouse.
(b) West Adams.
(c) Echo Park.
(d) Chicago.

5. Describe Angela Davis's freshman year.
(a) She was politically active.
(b) She worked hard in classes.
(c) She was socially active.
(d) She didn't study much.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Angela Davis's neighborhood called Dynamite Hill?

2. Who were James McClain and William Christmas?

3. What was Angela Davis trying on when the book begins?

4. Where did Angela Davis meet her friends in Europe before going to Helsinki?

5. Where did Angela Davis grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Angela Davis's trip from New York to Helsinki.

2. What was Angela Davis's experience of the Birmingham church bombings?

3. Why had Angela Davis lost her teaching position at the University of California?

4. Describe the decision that led Angela Davis out of Birmingham.

5. Where was Angela Davis kept when she was in prison, and when was she moved?

6. What conclusions did Angela Davis reach as a result of her time in Helsinki?

7. What was it like for Angela Davis during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

8. Describe Angela Davis's travels in Germany.

9. What was Angela Davis's family's status when she was a child, and her did her status affect her?

10. What did Angela Davis's teachers tell her about hard work, and what was Davis's response to them?

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