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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. Why does Sellers think leadership is an interesting word?

3. Who was Sellers's fiance formerly married to?

4. What does Sellers say in Part IV is the one thing no one ever regrets?

5. Who managed Sellers's 2014 campaign?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What political risk did Sellers take in 2014?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Sellers describe his feelings about the origins of his own anxiety and mental health struggles? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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