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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. In 2014, what political risk did Sellers take?

2. What had Sellers helped to build in Denmark?

3. Which pastor was Sellers good friends with, who encouraged Sellers at the end of his grueling 2014 race?

4. What does Sellers think a good leader does, first and foremost?

5. Which two Black leaders does Sellers think provide hope for the future in electoral politics?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sellers's mother think he is ultimately angrier about the Orangeburg Massacre than his father?

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

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

4. What did Sellers challenge his opponent for Lieutenant Governor to do on MSNBC?

5. How did Jim Clyburn react to Sellers's decision to run for Lieutenant governor?

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

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

8. What does Sellers think was the start of his struggle with anxiety?

9. What mistake did Sellers realize he and the other organizers made during Obama's 2007 visit to South Carolina State University in Orangeburg?

10. What is the role of the Church Fish Fry in Southern politics?

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

How did Sellers's experiences at Moorhouse College affect his career trajectory and aspirations later in his life? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Sellers believe his career as an analyst for CNN has enabled him to achieve in regards to social and political progress in the U.S.? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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