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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. When MLK's wife was refused the opportunity to speak to her husband after he was placed in jail, who did she call?

2. Who were the actual competing candidates for the run-off vote?

3. According to MLK in "The Sword That Heals," a southern state police officer is rarely punished for what?

4. Who did MLK hope would have been in the running of the run-off vote?

5. In "The Negro Revolution - Why 1963," MLK states that the nation had come to count on the Negro to suffer how?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1962, what did some of the students from Miles College and leaders of A.C.H.R. do together in Birmingham, and what were the results?

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

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

4. What does MLK state that Bull Connor prided himself in?

5. What did people have to do after they volunteered and walked up front to shake hands with the leaders of the campaign?

6. Shortly after the S.C.L.C. convention took place in September of 1962, how were Fred Shuttlesworth's fears justified?

7. How does MLK describe tokenism as thwarting the dreams of the Negro population's dreams and aspirations?

8. What was George Wallace's inauguration vow?

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

10. What would happen if a volunteer did not pass the strict test for service as a demonstrator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Jesse Jackson's afterward, he describes some of the impacts and results that the movement in Birmingham had on the country and on the south. He speaks about Atlanta being able to host the Olympics and Orlando being about to be the number one tourist destination in the country. None of this would have been possible in the Old South. What does Jesse Jackson describe as different as far as the nation's Presidents are concerned? What does Jackson mean when he says that "great change rarely comes from the top down"? What does that quote have to do with this book? Explain your answers, and use specific examples from the book to support your views.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of your favorite words that MLK writes? Why did these words appeal to you more than others? What kind of feelings did these words evoke in you as a reader? How do you think MLK was feeling at the time he wrote these particular words? Explain the reason for picking the particular excerpts. How do you think MLK changed as a person during the events of this book? Explain your reasoning by using specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

In "The Sword That Heals," MLK mentions a man named Marcus Garvey. Who was Marcus Garvey, and what was his involvement with the Negro population in America? What type of movement did Garvey call for? Why does MLK state that Garvey's plan was doomed? Do you think most of the Negro population felt the same way? Why or why not? After the "death" of the Garvey movement, what was the new development that was conducted by the N.A.A.C.P.?

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