Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Taylor Branch
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Taylor Branch
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Martin Luther King initially intend to train for?

2. What does the police commissioner call the taxi drivers?

3. What grade does Mike have to start in a high school?

4. What do the courts accuse King of not paying taxes for?

5. What kind of commitee does the Nashville mayor appoint?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Reverend Williams benefit from the education provided at Morehouse College?

2. Why is Robert Kennedy furious that his brother contacts Coretta King?

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

4. Describe how the Dialectical Society King starts at Boston College.

5. How does King arrange to transport the Negroes to and from work?

6. What dilemma did King's relationship with Betty pose?

7. Why is the phone call Robert Kennedy makes to a judge potentially dangerous to his career?

8. How does King counteract Clayton Powell's threat?

9. How does King meet Vice President Nixon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Branch's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Branch's style give to his story?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Martin Luther King and President Kennedy.

1) In what ways are their ideas different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) How can they work together to combat racism?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the book.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Examine the way Branch uses other people in the story to express her ideas.

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