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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. By the end of April, the attitude of the national press had changed, and the coverage the campaign received was what?

2. One of Thomas Jefferson's servants worked for some forty years to earn ten thousand dollars. How many people was she able to obtain liberation for?

3. MLK states that the Revolution is genuine because it was born from the same womb that always gives birth to massive social upheavals. The womb of intolerable conditions and unendurable what?

4. Who said, "I wish he'd been carried away in a hearse" after they had heard that Fred Shuttlesworth was injured?

5. What does MLK quote St. Augustine as saying about an unjust law?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does MLK state that they could thank the segregationists for the revolution that started in Birmingham?

2. What does MLK mention in "The Days to Come" that would immediately transform the conditions of Negro life?

3. In what case does MLK mention that it wouldn't profit a Negro parent to send his or her child to an integrated school?

4. When MLK is discussing the difference between a revolt and a revolution, what does he state a revolt is?

5. What did approximately 125 business leaders see when they left for lunch during the May 7th Senior Citizens Committee meeting?

6. How does MLK describe the "two" John Kennedys that he knew?

7. What significant change in employment patterns does MLK talk about taking shape?

8. What are the four basic steps in any nonviolent campaign that MLK mentions?

9. How does MLK answer the questions of the clergymen of "Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches and so forth? Aren't negotiations better?"

10. What is the relevant question that MLK mentions that must be asked to atone for the injustices the Negro has faced in the past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Bull Connor's Birmingham," MLK describes what it would be like to be a Negro baby born in Birmingham and brought up in Birmingham. He describes what that child would endure. What are some of the points he brings out about being a Negro child at this time? MLK then goes on to say that this same person would not be able to join a branch of the N.A.A.C.P. Why? How does he describe finding a job as a Negro in Birmingham?

Essay Topic 2

The book, Why We Can't Wait, is written by Martin Luther King, Jr. about the time of the civil rights movement during the 1960s in which Birmingham became the center of attention for the nation to watch those "fighting" for freedom. How do you think MLK's perspective on the details of these events affected the reader of the book? How would the details of the events be told differently if we were reading a book by Bull Connor? How about a book by Jesse Jackson? Explain your answers and use evidence from the book to support those answers.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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