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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who alerted the media that David Duke would be visiting Colorado Springs?
(a) David Duke.
(b) The ACLU.
(c) Ron.
(d) Chuck.

2. What name does Ron sign when he answers the Ku Klux Klan ad in the local newspaper?
(a) Jeffrey Morin.
(b) Ron Stallworth.
(c) Justice Evans.
(d) Peter Stucki.

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

4. Until what decade did Roger Ebert consider The Birth of a Nation to be "the greatest American film" (81)?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 1990s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The cadet program Ron attended was geared specifically toward high school graduates between what two ages?

2. In what year does the narrative begin?

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

4. The specific intent of Ron's cadet program had been to take what action?

5. Where was Ron when Chuck was getting into the KKK contact's truck purportedly to be taken to Ken?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe one time when Ron's investigation has a positive impact on a community outside of Colorado Springs.

2. What is Ron Stallworth's purpose for including a discussion of Michael W. Miller?

3. How does Ron describe the way in which his decision to become a police officer had been viewed within the black community?

4. Discuss the messages inherent in the issue of Ron's ill-fitting police cap.

5. How did Ron turn his experiences at the receiving end of racist comments into a positive within his job as a police officer?

6. What mistake did Jimmy make that endangered the whole KKK investigation?

7. What are Fred Wilkens's beliefs about black people?

8. Which of Stokely Carmichael's comments at the rally is the most incendiary, from a law enforcement standpoint?

9. What details does Ron reveal to the reader about his previous dealings with members of Posse Comitatus?

10. What is Ron's plan regarding the longevity of his investigation into the Colorado KKK?

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