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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 does MLK state is the answer to the most desperate need of all humanity?

2. How many days had MLK and Ralph Abernathy been in jail when they accepted bond to come out?

3. What does MLK say was one of the wisest moves they made in the campaign?

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

5. When several hundred Birmingham Negros decided to hold a prayer meeting near the city jail where did they meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the relevant question that MLK mentions that must be asked to atone for the injustices the Negro has faced in the past?

3. What significant change in employment patterns does MLK talk about taking shape?

4. In "Letter from Birmingham Jail," who is the letter addressed to and why is it written?

5. How does MLK describe the "two" John Kennedys that he knew?

6. What does MLK state that the American Negro knows through painful experience?

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

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

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

10. When the campaign had sent out a request for volunteers, what did the six tiny youngsters ask Andy Young, and what did they do to help the movement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Summer of Our Discontent," MLK states, "the thundering events of the summer required an appropriate climax." What does he mean by this, and what event is he referring to in this quote? Describe this event that firmly united the Negro community. Why was the city of Washington, D.C. chosen for this event? What was the date of this great event? Who were some of the people involved, and where did the people come from that participated in the event? Who was involved with that MLK describes as a significant element of the March? How did the media treat this event?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of your favorite words that MLK writes? Why did these words appeal to you more than others? What kind of feelings did these words evoke in you as a reader? How do you think MLK was feeling at the time he wrote these particular words? Explain the reason for picking the particular excerpts. How do you think MLK changed as a person during the events of this book? Explain your reasoning by using specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Even though MLK would be considered the protagonist, how could the Negro population as a whole also be considered the protagonist? What kinds of conflicts do the Negroes face? What kind of conflicts with specific people do they face? What kind of conflicts with society do they face? What kind of conflicts with themselves do they face? Explain your answers and use specific information from the book to support your answers.

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