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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. MLK tells the clergymen in his letter that anyone who lives where can never be considered an outsider?"

2. MLK states that when anyone would speak with President Eisenhower about racial justice they would come away with what?

3. MLK talks about one of the most poignant replies to a question. It came from a girl who was not more than eight that answered a police officer's question of "what do you want?" with what reply?

4. MLK proposes in "The Days To Come" that just like the GI Bill of Rights was awarded to war veterans, then what should be awarded to "our veterans of the long siege of denial"?

5. When MLK writes a letter to his fellow clergymen, he tells them that he heard they have called his activities what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the two reasons that MLK accepted bond to come out of jail in the beginning of "Black and White Together"?

2. When MLK talks about the number of S.C.L.C. affiliates jumping from 85 to 100, he mentions that more than one million Americans attended solidarity demonstrations in what cities?

3. What did MLK wonder about the media writers when they accused the campaign officials of "using" their children "in this fashion"?

4. What does MLK say about injustice that explains why he felt like he needed to be involved with the city of Birmingham to help the civil rights movement?

5. What did scientific observers place in the sealed death chambers where poison gas was to be administered to the victims of capital punishment?

6. Why does MLK state that no revolution is like a ballet?

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

MLK mentions that one of the key elements in the movement was the use of non-violence. He considered non-violence to be the sword that heals and their most valuable weapon. Why was non-violence so important to MLK? Why was non-violence seen as the only means to an end? Do you think the majority of the Negro population felt the same way about non-violence? What does MLK say was the other reason to use non-violence besides knowing they couldn't obtain freedom by physical force?

Essay Topic 2

In "The Sword That Heals," MLK mentions the meaning of tokenism and the use of it during the times of the marches, revolution, and meetings between leaders. What is tokenism? MLK states that Negroes condemned the form of tokenism that is an end in itself. He says that this type of tokenism is there not to begin a process but to end the process of protest and pressure. Why would this be considered to be a hypocritical gesture? How is tokenism being used during the events MLK describes in Birmingham? Why were there some that argued in favor of tokenism?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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