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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. When witnesses were called at Angela Davis' trial, what had they witnessed?

2. Who did Angela Davis spend her time in London with?

3. In her opening statement, what did Angela Davis say motivated her action?

4. What news did Bettina Aptheker bring Angela Davis?

5. Where did Ruchell Magee want to be tried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Angela Davis's relationship with her co-defendant, Ruchell Magee?

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

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

4. What was Angela Davis's philosophy for winning race equality?

5. What strategy did the police take in opposing the black liberation movements?

6. Where did Angela Davis go after she was free on bail?

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

8. What were the three charges against Angela Davis, and what were the three verdicts?

9. Describe Angela Davis's legal defense team.

10. What did Angela Davis say in her opening statement to the jury?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why had Angela Davis studied in Europe, and why did she ultimately return to the U.S.? What factors influenced her decision to keep herself apart from political events in the U.S., and what made it possible for her to come home and participate in them?

Essay Topic 3

What was the role of education in Davis's political philosophy, and how did her approach to education change over the course of her career? If it did not change much, what original influences did it remain true to?

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