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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 much older than Sellers is his brother Lumumba?

2. Which of the following colleges is in Sellers's hometown?

3. When did Pop get shot?

4. What is the game of put-downs called?

5. Where is Sellers's mother originally from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the nine policemen put on trial for the events at the Orangeburg Massacre?

2. What did Julian Bond think was ironic about the Orangeburg Massacre?

3. What was Sellers's relationship to religion growing up?

4. In the Introduction, how does Sellers describe the so-called Low Country of South Carolina?

5. What tragedy happened in Pop's family when Pop was just a young boy?

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

7. Why did Pop have trouble finding well-paid work even after earning his college degree?

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

9. How does the Sellers family react to Pop's shooting?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Sellers describe his feelings about the racist and hate-filled messages he receives regularly via social media? What does Sellers feel the best reaction and/or response to these kinds of messages is? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What factors does Sellers attribute the high maternal mortality rates Black women in the U.S. suffer to, and what other general factors contribute to the often inferior medical treatment and access that Black people experience in America today? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Sellers believe his career as an analyst for CNN has enabled him to achieve in regards to social and political progress in the U.S.? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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