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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. Ron states that "from its very beginning the Ku Klux Klan and its members were dedicated to the cause of" (64) what?

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

3. What role did Ken hold within the Ku Klux Klan?

4. Who alerted the media that David Duke would be visiting Colorado Springs?

5. What job did Fred Wilkens hold within his community?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What tools did Ron use to reconstruct the narrative about his time as a black man infiltrating the KKK?

3. What is Ken's statement regarding the use of violence by the KKK?

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

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

6. What is the ZOG and what are the beliefs about it held by members of Posse Comitatus?

7. Name the three ways in which Ron breaks undercover work protocol in his very first contact with the KKK.

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

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

10. How is the theme of hypocrisy highlighted within Ron's discussion of the Posse Comitatus organization?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the author's message regarding the shift in worldview that needs to occur within the United States government in relation to the activity of Neo-Nazis and other hate groups within its borders?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of hypocrisy depicted within the narrative of Ron Stallworth’s memoir Black Klansman?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Stallworth’s decision to include colloquialisms, racial slurs, and profane language within the text. What purpose did he have in mind when including these instances and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

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