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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 did Pop's father die?

2. What does Sellers say there was before there were trolls?

3. What did Pop turn his attention to after his father's death?

4. Where was the college orientation ceremony for Sellers at his new college?

5. What organization was Sellers's grandmother a board member of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Sellers say Denmark is part of the forgotten South?

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

10. How does Sellers describe his family's finances growing up?

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

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

How does Sellers describe the so-called cycle of poverty he has observed in his hometown, homestate, and other areas of the U.S, especially as it relates to Black people? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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