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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 part of her trial was Angela Davis involved in?

2. What demands were conveyed to Angela Davis and the court?

3. Who was Gus Hall?

4. Where did Angela Davis have lunch when the jury retired?

5. When did Angela Davis return to the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused the change in venue for Angela Davis's trial?

2. Describe the conditions when Angela Davis arrived in the Santa Clara jail.

3. What was Franklin Alexander's position on black liberation?

4. What happened that allowed Angela Davis to be set free on bail?

5. What did the prosecution build its case against Angela Davis on?

6. What was the relationship between different black liberation organizations when Angela Davis returned to California?

7. What role did Angela Davis play in the Black Panthers Political Party?

8. Who was Gregory Clark, and what influence did he have on Angela Davis's life?

9. What event made Angela Davis and her legal team consider filing for a relocation?

10. Describe the lunch Angela Davis had while the jury was deliberating.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where was Angela Davis most effective as a political leader and activist? Where were her actions or decisions least effective?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways was the Civil Rights movement an American movement, in keeping with the ideals of the founders who fought for freedom? In what ways was their situation unique in American history? What precedents did it have to fight against? What precedents did it establish?

Essay Topic 3

Research the rest of Davis's life after the period covered in the memoir. How was she consistent with her early self? Was she ever inconsistent with herself? How did she change and grow over the course of her life? How did she remain the same?

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