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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 is the name of the club King organizes at Boston?

2. What does Lewis write a list about for protesters?

3. What kind of people did the Dexter Avenue Church attract?

4. Which of the following countries does Mike King not visit on his trip abroad?

5. Where do King and his supporters march to in Los Angeles?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the First Baptist Church of Montgomery and the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church form?

3. How did Rockefeller change the school?

4. What happens to John Lewis when he tries to order hamburgers at a bar?

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

6. How did McCall fail the second sermon?

7. How does King arrange to transport the Negroes to and from work?

8. How does King meet Vice President Nixon?

9. What does Robert Kennedy declare in his speech in Georgia?

10. How does King counteract Clayton Powell's threat?

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

Why did President Kennedy represent great hope for Afro-Americans? How did his death affect the Afro-American community? How do you think things would have been different if President Kennedy had lived?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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