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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 did Pop get his GED?

2. Who was Sellers's favorite basketball team as a child?

3. What was Pop upset about in Part II to do with Sellers's life?

4. What did the boys from DC mostly wear at Sellers's college?

5. What was the first deadly shootout to occur on a U.S. college campus involving police?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Part I, what does Sellers think about how the country has changed in the 50 years since the Orangeburg Massacre?

2. Why does Sellers say Denmark is part of the forgotten South?

3. What often set Sellers apart from his peers at school?

4. What challenges did Sellers face during his first year at Morehouse?

5. How does Sellers describe his family's finances growing up?

6. How does Sellers say many people get around for transportation in Denmark?

7. What was the period between when Cleveland Sellers was arrested in 1968 and when he was pardoned in 1990 like for Cleveland Sellers?

8. What was significant about The Orangeburg Massacre's place in history?

9. What tragedy happened in Pop's family when Pop was just a young boy?

10. How did the killing of Emmett Till in 1955 affect Cleveland Sellers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring and explaining Sellers's feelings about the divergent paths of his own life and that of his good friend from Denmark, Pop.

Essay Topic 2

What role did Cleveland Sellers, Bakari Sellers's father, play in the civil rights movement? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Sellers view the Black Lives Matter movement? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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