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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 was MLK's executive assistant?

2. In "The Sword That Heals," MLK mentions that Negroes had to face the fact that in the South they have to move without what?

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

4. When MLK and the other leaders returned to Birmingham after the run-off election, they tried to contact all their volunteers for a meeting. How many volunteers came out?

5. In MLK's description of the "armies" that were marching in Birmingham, who does he say that doctors marched with?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the introduction of Why We Can't Wait, MLK talks about a young Negro girl. Describe the setting that MLK describes for this girl.

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

3. Which two revolutions in history does MLK liken the civil turmoil and violence of the Negro's "battle" to?

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

5. What was the first major decision that the planning committee faced when they were discussing "Project C," and what was the conclusion they came to?

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

7. What kind of doctrine did the Negro ministers preach to their congregations about the fight for racial justice?

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

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

10. What two concentric circles of segregation does MLK state that Negros live in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think MLK named the last chapter "The Days to Come"? What are some of the key points and events in this chapter? Who are some of the key individuals mentioned? What does MLK propose in his idea of a Bill of Rights for the Disadvantaged? Why does he think this idea would be the best solution?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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