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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 did a Black community once exist in what has become Central Park?

2. After Smith's first visit to Blandford, where did he drive?

3. When did a new museum open on Liberty Island where the Statue of Liberty is located?

4. At the time Smith wrote How the Word Is Passed, how long had Sue Johnson been organizing the Juneteenth event?

5. How many members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans were suspended in 2002 to 2004 because they spoke out against racism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Martha at Blandford Cemetery think Robert E. Lee would have felt about all the statues in his honor?

2. What did Lee write to his wife in 1856 about slavery?

3. What did Smith write about the stories told about history at the end of the chapter about Blandford Cemetery?

4. What did Kevin M. Levin write about the Battle of the Crater and how Black soldiers were treated?

5. What was the power of the Emancipation Proclamation, and what power did it have?

6. What advice did tour guide Damaras Obi, leave Smith and the other tour participants with?

7. What is Emancipation Park in Houston?

8. What myth tells a story about General Gordon Granger?

9. According to historian Jill Lepore, what was the death toll for Africans brought to America?

10. Why was the Petersburg Ladies' Memorial Association established, and how successful were they in their mission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clint Smith is the author of How the Word Is Passed. Why did Smith write the book?

Essay Topic 2

A letter Lee wrote to his wife in 1856 was often used to show that Lee did not fight for the Confederacy to “protect slavery” (128). Why was the letter not proof that Lee fought for other reasons than to protect slavery?

Essay Topic 3

Historic integrity determines the ability of a site to convey its significance. Why is there controversy regarding the historical integrity of the Whitney Plantation?

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