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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. Ron tells the reader that assault on a police officer was worth about how long in prison?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

2. Which of the following is NOT an anti-KKK group Ron named as the ones "gathering a counterstorm" (97) in response to David Duke's upcoming visit?
(a) Antifa.
(b) The Black Panthers.
(c) The Black Muslims.
(d) The Progressive Labor Party.

3. Ron's mother-in-law earned a master's degree in what subject?
(a) Biology.
(b) English.
(c) Business.
(d) Philosophy.

4. Barbara Coppersmith, an ally of Ron's in his investigation, held the position of executive director of which Denver-based Jewish group?
(a) People for the Betterment of People.
(b) The Denver Advocates.
(c) The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rtith.
(d) Amnesty International.

5. How did David Duke behave around Ron after the incident with the Polaroid photograph?
(a) He behaved cordially.
(b) He refused to acknowledge Ron's presence.
(c) He left the room whenever Ron entered it.
(d) He called him the n-word often.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the symbolic Polaroid photograph described by Ron?

2. How many pledges are present within the Personal Code of the KKK?

3. Ron's mother-in-law graduated from what college?

4. What is the title of the movie revolving around the case of the three civil rights activists that were murdered by the KKK in 1964?

5. Ron tells the reader that his contact in the FBI was rather prone to use what literary device in his everyday speech?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the members of Posse Comitatus act toward David Duke?

2. What history of David Duke's life does Ron present to the reader and for what purpose?

3. What does the removal of two Klansmen from their NORAD positions symbolize?

4. Which organizations are represented at the anti-KKK rally at Acacia Park?

5. What role does Ron play in the protest march held by the anti-KKK group in Colorado Springs?

6. What is David Duke's reply when Ron asks him if anything about Duke's visit to Colorado Springs had been surprising?

7. When Ron would hear from Ken that a cross burning was in the works, what actions did he take?

8. How does the theme of duality emerge within Ron's observations of David Duke?

9. What does Ken tell the media about the Klan's intentions when he is given a chance to speak at the anti-KKK protest in Colorado Springs?

10. How does Ron use the story of the three missing civil rights workers in Mississippi to demonstrate how difficult it can be to fight against the KKK?

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