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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. In what state does Robert Kennedy make a speech in this chapter?

2. Where is Juanita Sellers from?

3. What driving offense do the police arrest King for?

4. Who is the governor of Arkansas?

5. Whose philosophy does Harris Wofford follow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Vernon's character.

3. How do the police try to stop the carpool drivers?

4. How did McCall fail the second sermon?

5. Why is Robert Kennedy furious that his brother contacts Coretta King?

6. What were the differences between the First Baptist Church and the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

7. How does King meet Vice President Nixon?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and examine how they helped to bridge the racial gap.

1) Freedom Riders.

2) Sit-ins

3) President Kennedy.

Essay Topic 2

Why was it the right time to boycott the buses? How did the black community spread the word that they were boycotting the buses? How did the media respond to the bus boycott?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the demonstrations Branch describes in the book and examine how impact this event had on the Civil Rights Movements as a whole. What was the public's initial reaction to the demonstration? What media attention did it receive?

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