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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. How old was Bernard Kirk when his mother and sister died?

2. What was Louise Day Hicks known to be?

3. How did the Boston officials try to calm the African-American community after the assassination of Martin Luther King?

4. What was Colin Diver not sure he wanted to do after finishing his studies, according to Chapter 1?

5. What does Chapter 5 say the Jenkins family had been?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was informed of the King assassination, at the start of Chapter 4?

2. What happened to Rachel Twymon, in Chapter 2?

3. Who lived at the Bunker Hill housing project, according to Chapter 3?

4. How did the Boston School Committee react to a case study?

5. What projects did Colin work on, in Chapter 13, and how did Colin compare himself with the Boston mayor?

6. Who was Colin Diver, according to Chapter 1 of Common Ground?

7. What formed in Charlestown during Alice McGoff's childhood, in Chapter 10?

8. What did Rachel Twymon do in August 1967, according to Chapter 12?

9. Who did Ralph Hoaglund, founder of CVS, and others work for?

10. Where does Alice McGoff's family come from, according to Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination had a considerable impact on the American people, especially the African American community. Discuss the impact of his assassination on the American people and why he was an influential person in American society. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

The book Common Ground focuses on the common threads of American families living in the area of Boston during the time following the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination. Examine the title of the book and discuss its purpose, relevance, and significance. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Alice McGoff worked as an operator at the New England Telephone Company, but participated in demonstrations in front of Mercer's home, the company's president,. Examine why Alice McGoff protested outside his home and also why she refused to donate to the organization for which he sat as a board chair. Use the text to support your discussion

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