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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. During the time of slavery, why would a Negro cook agree with their white owners instead of defending themselves?

2. In the efforts of "Project C", what were the first targets?

3. MLK states that a person would have come to a startling conclusion if they had visited Birmingham before what date?

4. The Vice President of the United States is quoted saying," Emancipation was a Proclamation but" is not what?

5. MLK states that their "army" would sing but not do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does MLK describe what it would be like to be a Negro baby born and brought up in Birmingham?

2. Why was the Negro's economic problem compounded by the emergence and growth of automation?

3. In the days of slavery, how was suppression openly, scientifically, and consistently applied to the Negro population?

4. What happened to the United States senator who was visiting Birmingham to deliver a speech and walked through a door marked "Colored"?

5. What happened soon after the Supreme Court had handed down a decree calling for desegregation of schools that discouraged MLK?

6. What were the invitational periods at the mass meetings for?

7. What phrase did Fred Shuttlesworth use to describe Albert Boutwell and why?

8. What is the new phenomenon that MLK mentions white men would gasp at?

9. What was George Wallace's inauguration vow?

10. In the second section of Bull Connor's Birmingham, what does MLK state that the one threat to the reign of white supremacy in Birmingham was?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even though MLK would be considered the protagonist, how could the Negro population as a whole also be considered the protagonist? What kinds of conflicts do the Negroes face? What kind of conflicts with specific people do they face? What kind of conflicts with society do they face? What kind of conflicts with themselves do they face? Explain your answers and use specific information from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Summer of Our Discontent," MLK states, "the thundering events of the summer required an appropriate climax." What does he mean by this, and what event is he referring to in this quote? Describe this event that firmly united the Negro community. Why was the city of Washington, D.C. chosen for this event? What was the date of this great event? Who were some of the people involved, and where did the people come from that participated in the event? Who was involved with that MLK describes as a significant element of the March? How did the media treat this event?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think MLK begins the book the way he does? Does that help the reader "dive into" the full meaning? What do you think the purpose of telling us about the Negro boy and girl? What kinds of feelings do these "characters" evoke in the reader? Do you think there was any other effective way of beginning the book? If so, what other ideas do you have for an introduction? Do you think the introduction was perfect in creating the intended mood?

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