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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 John share with the judge?

2. Why did the fare increase do little to help the bus company's financial problems?

3. Who does Powell say he will claim King is having an affair with?

4. Whose philosophy does Harris Wofford follow?

5. Who is the governor of Arkansas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Vernon's character.

2. How does Belafonte prove a good running mate for Kennedy?

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

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

5. How do sit-ins start to become popular across the country?

6. How did the city taxi drivers try to help out the local Negroes?

7. Why did the girl decide not to take the bus company to the courts?

8. How did McCall fail the second sermon?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the book. Why do you think these themes are so important to the book? How does Branch use character and setting to express his themes?

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