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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. Where are the headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference located?

2. What is the name of the person whose doctrine is "no man is an island"?

3. As one of the first victims of the poison gas pellet, a young Negro started to say, "Save me" to who?

4. MLK states that the "summer of our discontent" brought white citizens closer into harmony with their Negro citizens instead of what?

5. What kind of pace does MLK say they are taking to gain a cup of coffee at a lunch counter?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what case does MLK mention that it wouldn't profit a Negro parent to send his or her child to an integrated school?

2. Why does MLK state that they could thank the segregationists for the revolution that started in Birmingham?

3. What did MLK and the S.C.L.C. officers want to do to bring a new dynamic to the campaign that would receive criticism?

4. What does MLK mention in "The Days to Come" that would immediately transform the conditions of Negro life?

5. After Bull Connor asks his men to "turn on the hoses" on the Negros marching to a prayer meeting, MLK describes the event as one of the most fantastic events of the Birmingham story. Why?

6. When MLK is discussing the difference between a revolt and a revolution, what does he state a revolt is?

7. How many people were involved with the March on Washington, and what kind of people were involved?

8. Why does MLK state that "we were all involved with" John F. Kennedy's death?

9. How does MLK answer the questions of the clergymen of "Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches and so forth? Aren't negotiations better?"

10. What are the four basic steps in any nonviolent campaign that MLK mentions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1963 the United States was preparing to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Big productions were in the works for this celebration. What were some of the things that MLK mentions in Chapter 1 that the nation was going to do to celebrate this event? What kind of emotions and desires does this inspire in MLK? What kind of emotions and desires does this inspire in the Negro population as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

Who is your favorite person in the book? Why did this person appeal to you? What characteristics did you like about this person? Were there any characteristics you didn't like about this person? Why? What does this person add to the book, and how does this person relate to the events and to MLK? How would the events have changed if this person did not exist? Would anything remain the same if this person was absent? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In "The Sword That Heals," MLK mentions a man named Marcus Garvey. Who was Marcus Garvey, and what was his involvement with the Negro population in America? What type of movement did Garvey call for? Why does MLK state that Garvey's plan was doomed? Do you think most of the Negro population felt the same way? Why or why not? After the "death" of the Garvey movement, what was the new development that was conducted by the N.A.A.C.P.?

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