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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. Which artist did the homecoming concert Sellers and his friends organized at Morehouse feature?

2. What kind of law expert was Barack Obama?

3. Which child features in a famous picture of himself and Barack Obama from 2009, in which Obama lets the child touch his hair?

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

5. Where did Sellers do a campaign event with Barack Obama in 2007?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What kinds of tattoos does Sellers have and what do they mean to him?

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

5. 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?

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

7. When did Sellers first plot his run for South Carolina's House of Representatives?

8. What does Sellers say is the most important thing in politics when a person is running a campaign?

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

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

What does Sellers thinks Donald Trump's presidential campaign and presidency say about America, and about race relations in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What did Sellers learn from James Clyburn, the longtime Black congressman from South Carolina, that helped him in his political career? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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