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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. King's father and grandfather were involved in what profession?

2. Who rebuked King's attempt to organize a day of mourning?

3. What did people blame King for?

4. Who was hired to oversee the Crusade for Citizenship rallies, but then let go because of rumors of his homosexuality and communist connections?

5. What fine did King receive in the state boycott trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Rosa Parks? What was her connection to the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

2. In August, King was arrested. Why was he arrested? What effects did the arrest have?

3. What was Wilkins concerned about when King met with him?

4. What happened to King in New York?

5. What occurred in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960? How did King become involved?

6. What changes did King make in his life?

7. What happened during King's trial? How did King feel about this?

8. What was the Freedom Ride? What were the results?

9. Who was Stanley Levison? Why was the Kennedy campaign growing more concerned about King?

10. How did the city of Montgomery react to the bus boycott?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the second March on Washington called? How was King's focus shifting by the time of this demonstration? Why do you think this shift was occurring?

Essay Topic 2

What obstacles and challenges did King and the movement face in achieving their goals? How did they handle these challenges? Would you have done anything differently? Give specific examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between King and Abernathy. Compare and contrast the men and their ideas about the Civil Rights Movement. Did any tensions exist between the men? Why or why not?

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