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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city is Sellers from?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York.
(d) New Orleans.

2. What sport did Sellers love to play as a child and teenager?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Lacrosse.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Polo.

3. What was one of Sellers's jobs as an intern at the congressperson's office while in college?
(a) Drafting speeches.
(b) Delivering South Carolina peaches to other congresspeople.
(c) Delivering letters to the White House.
(d) Delivering sandwiches to other congresspeople.

4. What popular beverage used to be bottled in Sellers's hometown?
(a) Ginger Ale.
(b) Orangeade.
(c) Coca-Cola.
(d) Frank's Lemonate.

5. When was Cleveland Sellers pardoned?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1990.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of Sellers's favorite teachers in high school?

2. Before 9/11, who were the only terrorists Sellers said he had ever heard about?

3. What kinds of fish did Sellers use to catch with his siblings?

4. What does Pop think will haunt him for life?

5. What state is Sellers from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What often set Sellers apart from his peers at school?

2. How does Sellers feel about Morehouse College?

3. How did the killing of Emmett Till in 1955 affect Cleveland Sellers?

4. How did Sellers get his internship at Congressman Jim Clyburn's office?

5. What was the most significant similarity between Sellers and his roommate Jarrod at Morehouse?

6. How does Sellers say many people get around for transportation in Denmark?

7. How was Sellers's family greeted when they returned to Denmark after years of living in Greensboro?

8. What does Sellers think about his father's involvement in the Orangeburg Massacre?

9. What was significant about The Orangeburg Massacre's place in history?

10. What does being "country" mean to Sellers?

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