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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. Who was Sellers's good friend as a child who became part of his extended family?

2. Before 9/11, who were the only terrorists Sellers said he had ever heard about?

3. Who was Sellers's college roomate?

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

5. What popular beverage used to be bottled in Sellers's hometown?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Sellers's family greeted when they returned to Denmark after years of living in Greensboro?

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

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

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

6. What was the most significant similarity between Sellers and his roommate Jarrod at Morehouse?

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

8. What is jiving as Sellers describes it?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring and explaining Sellers's feelings about the divergent paths of his own life and that of his good friend from Denmark, Pop.

Essay Topic 2

What does Sellers feel is his father Cleve's legacy regarding the civil rights movement and the push for Black equality in America? What impact did Cleve Sellers's activism have on Sellers's own opinions about politics and political service? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Sellers explain the cultural, social, and political atmosphere and values he was steeped in growing up in Denmark, South Carolina? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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