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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. Where did King's friend organize a similar boycott?

2. What will the Democrats label King as if he does not call off plans to picket the Democratic Convention?

3. Who is Martin Luther King competing for a position at Dexter church with?

4. What was King given a twelve-month suspended sentence for?

5. What does King offer to Wyatt Tee Walker?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the governor of Montgomery react to students trying to get served at the state capitol building lunch counter?

2. Describe how the Dialectical Society King starts at Boston College.

3. How does King prove himself innocent of the tax charges?

4. What happens when a girl refuses to move from her seat on the bus?

5. How does King find the task of writing a book?

6. How does King meet Vice President Nixon?

7. Why is the phone call Robert Kennedy makes to a judge potentially dangerous to his career?

8. Describe Vernon's character.

9. What does King begin to understand about his faith?

10. What happens to the Freedom Rider's Greyhound bus in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine King's upbringing and write 500 words about how his upbringing molded him into the strong and influential leader he became.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and outline King's thoughts on the subject. Use your own ideas to argue whether you think King is right or wrong.

1) Education

2) Non-violent protests

3) Segregation

Essay Topic 3

Examine Branch's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Branch's style give to his story?

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