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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 talks of the good will withering he tells of the City Council refusing to do what?

2. When MLK writes a letter to his fellow clergymen, he tells them that he heard they have called his activities what?

3. MLK states that the "summer of our discontent" brought white citizens closer into harmony with their Negro citizens instead of what?

4. In "The Days To Come," MLK talks about Negros knowing political assassination well and that it was a common place thing to witness or hear about. What was the name of the person who was shot to death on the steps of a rural courthouse?

5. In "The Summer of Our Discontent," MLK states that our nation was born how?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did MLK wonder about the media writers when they accused the campaign officials of "using" their children "in this fashion"?

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

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

5. Why does MLK state that no revolution is like a ballet?

6. When the campaign had sent out a request for volunteers, what did the six tiny youngsters ask Andy Young, and what did they do to help the movement?

7. How many people were involved with the March on Washington, and what kind of people were involved?

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

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

10. What did scientific observers place in the sealed death chambers where poison gas was to be administered to the victims of capital punishment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In 1963 the United States was preparing to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Big productions were in the works for this celebration. What were some of the things that MLK mentions in Chapter 1 that the nation was going to do to celebrate this event? What kind of emotions and desires does this inspire in MLK? What kind of emotions and desires does this inspire in the Negro population as a whole?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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