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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. When is the Voting Rights Act signed into law?
2. Who does Lewis run into while traveling abroad with SNCC?
3. Who does Diane Nash marry?
4. What did the Civil Rights Act ban?
5. Who was especially shaken up by the church bombing?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Medgar Evers die?
2. What is the MFDP?
3. Who goes missing on the way to SNCC training?
4. Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
5. What was the teachers' march?
6. Where does Lewis and his colleagues travel abroad to?
7. How does Malcolm X die?
8. What church in Birmingham was considered a headquarters for the civil rights movement?
9. What year is the Civil Rights Act signed into law?
10. Who does Lewis meet with while abroad?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you discuss the legacy of John Lewis. Why is this an important man to not only honor and remember, but to learn about in school? What was his impact on American history and society? In what ways do we continue see that impact today?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you discuss Lewis's relationship to the American South. Several times throughout the books, he is called upon to work or study elsewhere, and every time he passes these opportunities to stay in the South. Discuss Lewis's draw to the South, and why he felt it was important to stay close to home while he participated in the movement. Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you discuss Lewis's desire to attend college, and, specifically, a white one. What was Lewis willing to do to go to an all-white college? Why did he have to turn down the opportunity given to him by Dr. King to sue the state of Alabama? Why was it important that he attend the school he ended up going to, narratively? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.
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