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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 simile does Ron use to indicate how the KKK and the Posse Comitatus were getting along?
2. How many pledges are present within the Personal Code of the KKK?
3. Ron states that the backlash against what art form by the American white population had been driven by racist views?
4. Ron was dressed in what way when he acted as a bodyguard protecting David Duke?
5. When it appeared that David Duke was going to steal the symbolic Polaroid photograph, what did Ron tell David Duke he would do in such a situation?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is the most satisfying moment for Ron within the time when he served as David Duke's bodyguard?
3. 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?
4. How is the theme of violence depicted within David Duke's comments to Ron about the black security officer?
5. For what reason does the author include an allusion to Dennis the Menace within his description of the KKK's activities?
6. What is David Duke's reply when Ron asks him if anything about Duke's visit to Colorado Springs had been surprising?
7. What reasons did the chief of police state when responding to Ron's concerns about working for David Duke?
8. What role does Ron play in the protest march held by the anti-KKK group in Colorado Springs?
9. What history of David Duke's life does Ron present to the reader and for what purpose?
10. What is the difference between Officer Ed's assigned duties at the Acacia Park rally and his actual actions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of Ron’s interactions with the Grand Wizard of the KKK, David Duke. How do these interactions and their significance connect to the overall themes within the text?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the significance of the Afterword included at the end of Ron Stallworth's memoir Black Klansman.
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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