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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. What mental health issues does Sellers suffer from that started as a young teenager?

2. Which former Morehouse president influenced great civil rights leaders, according to Sellers?

3. Which of the following issues did Sellers campaign on in 2014?

4. What kind of law expert was Barack Obama?

5. How much of the vote did Sellers win in his 2014 election?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was former South Carolina Governor Dick Riley's advice to Sellers during his first political campaign?

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

3. How did Ellen, Sellers's partner, react to his decision to run for lieutenant governor?

4. What reaction did Sellers often have to the hateful speech and messages he received via social media?

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

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

7. Why were some Black people in South Carolina nervous about the candidacy of Barack Obama for president, according to Sellers?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role did Cleveland Sellers, Bakari Sellers's father, play in the civil rights movement? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining Sellers's decision-making process in trying to weigh whether or not to endorse Barack Obama for president in 2008.

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