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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 did Jim Clyburn tell Sellers when Sellers told him he was running for the office he had chosen in 2014?
2. Which friend of Sellers died as a young teenager?
3. When did Sellers's mother stop cooking?
4. Who called Sellers in April 2007 while he walked to a law class?
5. When was the last time an African American was elected to a statewide political office in South Carolina?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was former South Carolina Governor Dick Riley's advice to Sellers during his first political campaign?
2. How did Sellers's parents react when he told them he was running for a seat in the state legislature at the age of 21?
3. Why does Sellers's mother think he is ultimately angrier about the Orangeburg Massacre than his father?
4. What reaction did Sellers often have to the hateful speech and messages he received via social media?
5. In Part III, what happened to Sellers at the end of the campaign on a stage in Bamburg County?
6. How did Ellen, Sellers's partner, react to his decision to run for lieutenant governor?
7. What does Sellers thinks was the cause of his mother's anxiety and depression?
8. How did Jim Clyburn react to Sellers's decision to run for Lieutenant governor?
9. What did Sellers challenge his opponent for Lieutenant Governor to do on MSNBC?
10. What political risk did Sellers take in 2014?
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
What does Sellers thinks Donald Trump's presidential campaign and presidency say about America, and about race relations in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
How does Sellers explain the cultural, social, and political atmosphere and values he was steeped in growing up in Denmark, South Carolina? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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