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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 does King associate pool tables with?

2. Where did King's four friends go on trial?

3. What did W.E.B Du Bois found?

4. What kind of army does King build?

5. What did the manager turn on with Lewis and Bevel locked inside the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does King change Dexter church?

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

3. How did Rockefeller change the school?

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

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

6. What dilemma did King's relationship with Betty pose?

7. What does Clayton Powell threaten to do if King does not call off plans to picket the Democratic convention?

8. How did the Rockefellers become involved with the Atlanta Female Baptist Seminary?

9. How did the movie theaters in Nashville react to people protesting outside?

10. How did Mike King improve himself so he could date Alberta Williams?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss differences between the novel and autobiographical formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can Branch express in an autobiography that he can't in a novel? How does Branch use these limitations to his advantage?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of 1960s America.

1) Why did Afro-American politics come to the fore during this time ?

2) What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does today's society share any values with 1960s America?

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