A near impossible literacy test Louisiana used to suppress the black vote

I’m curious if anyone has the solutions to these.

The point is that the questions are phrased ambiguously such that a reviewer can credibly claim that a "correct" solution is wrong.

Take question 20:

> Spell backwards, forwards

Is "backwards" the object, with "forwards" describing how to spell it — as in, "Spell the word 'backwards', forwards"?

Or is it being used as an adverb, telling you how to spell the word "forwards" — as in, "Spell backwards the word 'forwards'"?

Wow, I hadn't even thought of that for that question. Disgustingly genius. The person administering the test can simply tell the person who took the test the opposite interpretation of however they answered, and that's it for their ability to vote.

It reminds me of the Simpsons episode with the spelling bee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sn5wyBDxn4

> "Your word is 'weather'."

> "Which one? Can you use it in a sentence?"

> "Certainly! 'I don't know whether the weather will improve.'"

(obviously the joke doesn't work as well written out)