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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. What item does Ron describe as "standard in undercover work" (38)?

2. What is NOT a characteristic mentioned by Ken when he tells Ron about the man he should be looking for at the Kwik Inn?

3. For what police department did Ron Stallworth work?

4. What career had Ron wanted as a child?

5. For how many years had Ron's cadet program been in existence before it had recruited a black cadet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the meaning of the phrase "paper terrorism" (79)?

10. Immediately following the KKK meeting at Ken's house, Ron put in a request for what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine how Ron Stallworth’s memoir Black Klansman invites readers to learn particular lessons from his own experiences and to apply those lessons to their own lives. How does Stallworth accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does the story of Black Klansman lend itself to the genre of a memoir and what factors did Stallworth likely take into account when deciding upon a form for his incredible story?

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