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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did Ken tell Ron should always be used in reference to the KKK?
(a) The Masons.
(b) The Confederacy.
(c) The System.
(d) The Organization.

2. What euphemism do KKK members use to refer to the KKK?
(a) The Cause.
(b) The Way.
(c) The Group.
(d) The Supreme.

3. The town listed in the Ku Klux Klan ad was located nearby two what?
(a) Hospitals.
(b) Military bases.
(c) Ports.
(d) NAACP chapters.

4. When Ron quickly thought of who could serve as his white counterpart in the sting operation focused on the KKK, he landed on Chuck. What job did Chuck have at the time?
(a) Traffic cop.
(b) Bouncer.
(c) Homicide detective.
(d) Undercover narcotics cop.

5. Fred Wilkens told Ron that white people needed to perform what action as well as black people had been performing it for years?
(a) Rebelling.
(b) Contacting the media.
(c) Organizing.
(d) Protesting.

6. Early Klansmen wore robes in hopes of convincing freed slaves that they were what type of people?
(a) Deceased Union soldiers.
(b) Policemen.
(c) The Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
(d) Deceased Confederate soldiers.

7. Fred Wilkens said that what kind of event was being planned for the day of David Duke's visit to Colorado Springs?
(a) A carnival.
(b) A march.
(c) A potluck.
(d) A parade.

8. About how many people lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado during Ron's time working for the CSPD?
(a) 125,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 375,000.

9. How old was Ron when he was first hired as a police cadet?
(a) 23.
(b) 20.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

10. The cadet program Ron attended was geared specifically toward high school graduates between what two ages?
(a) 19 and 21.
(b) 17 and 19.
(c) 20 and 25.
(d) 18 and 22.

11. What was NOT a result predicted by Fred Wilkens when he warns what will happen if black people "continue to participate in the white culture" (58)?
(a) Lowering of educational and labor standards.
(b) A race war.
(c) Higher taxes.
(d) A continuing deterioration of white civilization.

12. Which two organizations logged complaints from citizens in the community about Fred Wilkens's job?
(a) Media outlets and Santa Fe officials.
(b) Media outlets and Denver officials.
(c) Media outlets and Boulder officials.
(d) Media outlets and Lakewood City officials.

13. Why did Ron receive a policeman's cap that was too small?
(a) Ron's customized hat got lost in the mail.
(b) The lieutenant measured Ron's head and purposely did not take into account his afro.
(c) There were none left in Ron's size.
(d) The sergeant made a mistake when he wrote down Ron's head measurements.

14. What essential tool did Chuck always carry in his unmarked undercover police car?
(a) A flashlight.
(b) A gun.
(c) Extra bullets.
(d) A handheld police radio.

15. What job did Fred Wilkens hold within his community?
(a) Mail delivery person.
(b) Yoga instructor.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Firefighter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ron observed that when a white person used the n-word, it was a way of claiming what kind of power?

2. What did Ron immediately request from Sergeant Trapp following the KKK meeting at Ken's house?

3. For what reason was Ron's mother unable to attend his swearing-in ceremony as an officer?

4. Fred Wilkens defined himself in the media as someone who loved what?

5. What is the first question that Ken asked Ron the first time the two men spoke?

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