View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sellers intern after his freshman year at college?

2. What hospital closed its doors in 2012 due to lack of funds and petty politics, according to Sellers?

3. What was one of Sellers's jobs as an intern at the congressperson's office while in college?

4. Where did Sellers's father receive his graduate degree?

5. What was Pop upset about in Part II to do with Sellers's life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the period between when Cleveland Sellers was arrested in 1968 and when he was pardoned in 1990 like for Cleveland Sellers?

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

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

7. What challenges did Sellers face during his first year at Morehouse?

8. How does Sellers feel about Morehouse College?

9. At the end of Part I, what does Sellers think about how the country has changed in the 50 years since the Orangeburg Massacre?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Sellers think are the most important aspects and goals of a life in political service? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Sellers view the Black Lives Matter movement? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the lessons Sellers learned from his failed bid for lieutenant governor of South Carolina? Write an essay explaining your answers.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 644 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample