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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. What was the name of the man who dressed as General Granger at a Juneteenth program?
2. Of the soldiers buried at Blandford, about how many were identified?
3. At the time Smith wrote How the Word Is Passed, how long had Sue Johnson been organizing the Juneteenth event?
4. When was the United Daughters of the Confederacy founded?
5. What is the date of the oldest marked grave at Blandford Cemetery?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Robert E. Lee write in a letter in 1869 about monuments?
2. Why did Al Edwards Sr. work to make Juneteenth a Texas state holiday?
3. What was the Blandford Church?
4. What happened to a woman named Tempie Cummins and her mother after freedom was declared?
5. In 1881, what did Jefferson Davis write about the cause of the Civil War?
6. What was Seneca Village?
7. What did Heidi Christensen say about the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC)?
8. What education project was the UDC involved in?
9. Who did Smith take with him to the Sons of Confederate Veterans ( SCV) commemoration celebration?
10. What was the Lost Cause movement?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is Smith a trustworthy or untrustworthy narrator? Why or why not? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. How did the Juneteenth celebration begi? Why is it significant to Smith and other Black Americans?
Essay Topic 3
The song"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is known as the Black National Anthem. How and why did this song become known as the Black National Anthem?
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