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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 do organizers call the march on Washington?

2. Whose vote does Robert Kennedy worry his brother is losing?

3. What was King given a twelve-month suspended sentence for?

4. Where did King's four friends go on trial?

5. What does King organize to help people get to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do sit-ins start to become popular across the country?

2. Why did the girl decide not to take the bus company to the courts?

3. How does King prove himself innocent of the tax charges?

4. How does King's Civil Rights work affect his preaching?

5. What happens when a girl refuses to move from her seat on the bus?

6. What were the differences between the First Baptist Church and the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

7. What does King put into motion with the SCLC in Chapter 6?

8. How did Mike King improve himself so he could date Alberta Williams?

9. How do the police try to stop the carpool drivers?

10. What does Robert Kennedy declare in his speech in Georgia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and outline King's thoughts on the subject. Use your own ideas to argue whether you think King is right or wrong.

1) Education

2) Non-violent protests

3) Segregation

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the demonstrations Branch describes in the book and examine how impact this event had on the Civil Rights Movements as a whole. What was the public's initial reaction to the demonstration? What media attention did it receive?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of 1960s America.

1) Why did Afro-American politics come to the fore during this time ?

2) What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does today's society share any values with 1960s America?

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