Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 Test | Final Test - Hard

Taylor Branch
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 Test | Final Test - Hard

Taylor Branch
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who does Moses use his one phone call to call?

2. What is the name of King's lawyer?

3. What kind of animal attacks Moses?

4. What takes place in October of 1962?

5. What do Washington officials ban shops from selling before the march?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jesse Jackson cause problems for King after he wins the National Baptist elections?

2. Why did King write letters from the Birmingham Jail?

3. Why does Moses file a federal suit against Robert Kennedy and Hoover?

4. What does the New Orleans article accuse O'Dell of?

5. How do the Freedom Riders anger Kennedy in Chapter 12?

6. How do the Freedom Riders enrage the Albany sheriff?

7. Why did a hitman prove to be an embarrassment to the government?

8. How does the Albany Movement try to recover its momentum in this chapter?

9. What is the Albany Movement?

10. How does Kennedy create the Voter Education Project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine King's upbringing and write 500 words about how his upbringing molded him into the strong and influential leader he became.

Essay Topic 2

How important was King's education? Would the Civil Rights movement have worked without educated leaders? How difficult was it for black people to get an education in America before Civil Rights?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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