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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 transgression plagued Sellers for years afterwards?
(a) His traffic violation.
(b) His prosecution for drug possession.
(c) His prosecution for shoplifting.
(d) Being charged with disorderly conduct.

2. Who had Sellers initially considered endorsing for president instead of Barack Obama?
(a) Joe Biden.
(b) Marshall White.
(c) John Edwards.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

3. Which advertising firm did Sellers meet with for his 2005 campaign?
(a) Chernoff Newman.
(b) Colins Richardson.
(c) Micky Rees.
(d) Baker Einhoff.

4. Which of the following issues did Sellers campaign on in 2014?
(a) Disaster relief and preparedness.
(b) Environmental concerns.
(c) Tax reform.
(d) Health care access.

5. What does Sellers say in Part IV is the one thing no one ever regrets?
(a) Courage.
(b) Anger.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What events are essential to campaigning in South Carolina?

2. What is Sellers's usual reaction to the racist messages he regularly receives on social media?

3. Who asked Sellers to endorse Barack Obama for president?

4. When did Jarrod and Sellers first begin plotting Sellers's run for the South Carolina House of Representatives?

5. When was the last time an African American was elected to a statewide political office in South Carolina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mistake did Sellers realize he and the other organizers made during Obama's 2007 visit to South Carolina State University in Orangeburg?

2. Why does Sellers feel that knocking on doors is so important during a political campaign?

3. What kinds of tattoos does Sellers have and what do they mean to him?

4. In Part III, what happened to Sellers at the end of the campaign on a stage in Bamburg County?

5. What reaction did Sellers often have to the hateful speech and messages he received via social media?

6. Why did Sellers initially hesitate to endorse Barack Obama for president in 2007?

7. What does Sellers say is the most important thing in politics when a person is running a campaign?

8. When did Sellers first plot his run for South Carolina's House of Representatives?

9. What did Sellers challenge his opponent for Lieutenant Governor to do on MSNBC?

10. What is the role of the Church Fish Fry in Southern politics?

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