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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. 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?

2. What name did Ken tell Ron should always be used in reference to the KKK?

3. To whom is Ron Stallworth referring when he names Chapter 4 "My New Friend David"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what ways does Ron later see the benefits of the mistakes he had made in his first conversation with Ken?

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

6. How does Ron's receipt of a KKK membership card intersect with the text's theme of identity?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How and why does Stallworth draw connections between race relations in America in the 1970s and race relations in America in the twenty-first century?

Essay Topic 3

How does Stallworth use sensory details in order to paint a vivid portrait of anecdotes included within the text? Discuss at least two scenes that include use of sensory details and pull quotes from these scenes to support your claim.

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