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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 is Juanita Sellers from?

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

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

4. What kind of army does King build?

5. What was the name of the preacher who caused a scandal in 1946?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Vernon's character.

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

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

7. How did Johns cause problems for the Dexter Avenue Church?

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

9. How does King meet Vice President Nixon?

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

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 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

Choose one of the famous people Branch depicts in the book and examine his or her impact on the Civil Rights Movement.

1) What were his or her beliefs?

2) How did he or she communicate his or her beliefs to the public?

3) What impact did he or she have on the Civil Rights movement?

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