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

2. What was the next stage of the "crusade" that began on April 6th?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. With the number of volunteers increasing after the boycott of Birmingham businesses, what other campaigns were the demonstrators able to accomplish?

2. What are some of the words that John F. Kennedy uttered on June 11th, 1963?

3. 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?

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

5. What were the mass meetings that were held in the Negro community, how many were there, and where were these meetings held?

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

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

8. What are some of the questions that the girl and boy ask themselves?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is your favorite person in the book? Why did this person appeal to you? What characteristics did you like about this person? Were there any characteristics you didn't like about this person? Why? What does this person add to the book, and how does this person relate to the events and to MLK? How would the events have changed if this person did not exist? Would anything remain the same if this person was absent? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In this book there are times when the reader can learn interesting facts about things that they might not have known previously. What things in the book are educational, and what new things did you learn? Was there anything you learned that you had never heard of? If so, what was it? Were there particular things that you had heard of but learned about in more detail? If so, what things were they?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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