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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 fraction of the Colorado KKK membership in 1923 lived in Denver?
2. What was NOT an excuse used by Ken in trying to explain the low number of KKK attendees at the People for the Betterment of People march in his interviews with the media?
3. What caused the chief of police to assign Ron security detail in protecting David Duke?
4. Who was NOT included in Ron's symbolic Polaroid photograph?
5. Who was George Lincoln Rockwell?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the most satisfying moment for Ron within the time when he served as David Duke's bodyguard?
2. What reasons did the chief of police state when responding to Ron's concerns about working for David Duke?
3. When Ron would hear from Ken that a cross burning was in the works, what actions did he take?
4. What role does Ron play in the protest march held by the anti-KKK group in Colorado Springs?
5. How does the theme of absurdity enter the narrative during the scene of the anti-KKK rally in Colorado Springs?
6. What was the outcome of the 1964 case in Mississippi involving missing civil rights workers?
7. Discuss the points brought up by Ron in his attempt to convince the chief of police to change his mind about Ron's involvement with David Duke.
8. For what reason was Ron summoned to the office of the chief of police on the day of David Duke's visit to Colorado Springs?
9. How is the theme of violence depicted within David Duke's comments to Ron about the black security officer?
10. What does the removal of two Klansmen from their NORAD positions symbolize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the roles of Officer Ed, David Duke, and Jimmy within the body of Ron Stallworth's memoir Black Klansman. How does the author use each person’s role in order to highlight themes depicted within the overall narrative?
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
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?
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