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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. Riots broke out in which cities?

2. Who released a statement supporting the SCLC's work in Selma?

3. SCLC employees were unhappy about what?

4. How did King feel about the agreement in Chicago?

5. Who approved several wiretaps on King's personal phone lines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did King demand of the city of Birmingham? What happened?

2. What health struggles did King encounter? What contributed to this? What award did he learn that he had won?

3. What obstacles did King and the others face during the Meredith March? How did they handle these obstacles?

4. What did King and the SCLC do in Chicago that caused an uproar in the press? Why did they do this?

5. What happened to the Meredith March after Meredith was shot?

6. Why did the SCLC and King become interested in Chicago?

7. What was King's new book about? What interruptions did he face in writing it? How was the book received?

8. What did the SCLC turn their attention to in Chicago? What programs did it implement?

9. What was Bloody Sunday? Describe this event.

10. What did King's wife receive? How did King feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the SCLC? How did this organization begin? What role did King play in this movement? How did the movement influence the Civil Rights Movement?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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