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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. Where are political deals usually struck, according to Sellers?
(a) Church dinners.
(b) Country clubs.
(c) Diners.
(d) Hotel bars.

2. What does Sellers say Morehouse College was bred on?
(a) Power.
(b) Leadership.
(c) Agitation.
(d) Anger.

3. How did Sellers's parents react when he told them he was running for the state legislature?
(a) They were supportive.
(b) They were angry.
(c) They were hesitant.
(d) They were sad.

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

5. How many volunteers criss-crossed the state working for Sellers' campaign in 2014?
(a) 250.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which high school friend of Sellers was killed in the War in Afghanistan in 2003?

2. Who did Sellers call when he realized there was going to be a do-over for his election at Morehouse in the latter half of his time there?

3. What were Sellers and his roommates known for during the summer before their junior year of college?

4. Which child features in a famous picture of himself and Barack Obama from 2009, in which Obama lets the child touch his hair?

5. Who was Sellers's fundraiser in his 2014 campaign?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, why does Sellers say the Confederate flag continued to fly at the South Carolina state capitol well into the 2000s?

2. What does Sellers think is one positive aspect of anger?

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

4. What happened in the SGA race Sellers ran at Morehouse?

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

6. What does Sellers think was the start of his struggle with anxiety?

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

8. Why did Sellers feel so proud on the stage with Obama in Orangeburg in 2007?

9. What does Sellers thinks was the cause of his mother's anxiety and depression?

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

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