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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 symbol that many find racist and offensive was still displayed at the South Carolina State Capitol when Sellers was sworn in as a legislator?
2. Which two Black leaders does Sellers think provide hope for the future in electoral politics?
3. What did Jim Clyburn tell Sellers when Sellers told him he was running for the office he had chosen in 2014?
4. Who did Jarrod call to raise money for Sellers in 2005?
5. Where did Sellers live during the summer of his junior year of college?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sellers thinks was the cause of his mother's anxiety and depression?
2. When did Sellers first plot his run for South Carolina's House of Representatives?
3. What does Sellers say is the most important thing in politics when a person is running a campaign?
4. What does Sellers think was the start of his struggle with anxiety?
5. What reaction did Sellers often have to the hateful speech and messages he received via social media?
6. Why did Sellers feel so proud on the stage with Obama in Orangeburg in 2007?
7. What was former South Carolina Governor Dick Riley's advice to Sellers during his first political campaign?
8. What happened in the SGA race Sellers ran at Morehouse?
9. What did Sellers challenge his opponent for Lieutenant Governor to do on MSNBC?
10. How did Sellers's parents react when he told them he was running for a seat in the state legislature at the age of 21?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of the lessons Sellers learned from his failed bid for lieutenant governor of South Carolina? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What did the Sellers name mean in the area of South Carolina where Bakari Sellers grew up? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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