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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 first deadly shootout to occur on a U.S. college campus involving police?
2. When was the fiftieth anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre?
3. What sport did Sellers love to play as a child and teenager?
4. What is one of the most important days of Sellers's life even though it happened before his birth?
5. What is the game of put-downs called?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sellers describe his family's finances growing up?
2. What did Julian Bond think was ironic about the Orangeburg Massacre?
3. Why does Sellers say Denmark is part of the forgotten South?
4. What was the most significant similarity between Sellers and his roommate Jarrod at Morehouse?
5. How does Sellers feel about Morehouse College?
6. How was Sellers's family greeted when they returned to Denmark after years of living in Greensboro?
7. How did Sellers get his internship at Congressman Jim Clyburn's office?
8. What does being "country" mean to Sellers?
9. How did the killing of Emmett Till in 1955 affect Cleveland Sellers?
10. What was significant about The Orangeburg Massacre's place in history?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Sellers describe the so-called cycle of poverty he has observed in his hometown, homestate, and other areas of the U.S, especially as it relates to Black people? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How did Sellers's experiences at Moorhouse College affect his career trajectory and aspirations later in his life? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How does Sellers describe his feelings about the origins of his own anxiety and mental health struggles? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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