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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 was Angela Davis's mother's occupation?

2. Who called Angela Davis after she was arrested?

3. Where did Angela Davis steal from as a child?

4. Where was Angela Davis when the book began?

5. Describe Angela Davis's freshman year.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conditions of Angela Davis's arrest.

2. Why was Angela Davis in hiding at the beginning of the book?

3. What was Angela Davis's reaction to Malcolm X?

4. Describe Angela Davis's trip to New York for school.

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

6. Describe Angela Davis's arrival at college.

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

8. What was Angela Davis's first experience of life outside the South, free of racism?

9. Describe Angela Davis's relationship with her fellow prisoners.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the Eighth World Festival for Youth and Students, Angela Davis had a vision of universal personhood: she saw the differences between people as smaller than their similarities. How much did her career and experiences bear out her vision of unity that transcended race, class, gender, or other distinguishing characteristics?

Essay Topic 2

How have forms of political activism changed since the "war on terror" started after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks in 2001? Would the Civil Rights movement have taken place differently today?

Essay Topic 3

How did Angela Davis and others use the media and courtroom trials as political theatre? How were these events theatrical? Who was the audience? What performance did they put on? What was the result of their political theatre?

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