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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which state in the North did Lewis travel to as a child?
(a) Maine.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Ohio.

2. Where does Lewis meet James Farmer?
(a) At a diner.
(b) At a CORE meeting.
(c) At a bar.
(d) At a SNCC meeting.

3. What is the hardest thing Lewis learns from Lawson?
(a) How to sit still.
(b) How to throw a punch.
(c) How to knit.
(d) How to love his enemy.

4. Who was Emmett Till?
(a) A choir boy.
(b) A teacher from Canada.
(c) A preacher from Atlanta.
(d) A Black teenaged boy who was murdered by white men.

5. Who holds the Freedom Riders inside Abernathy's church?
(a) The President.
(b) Harry Belafonte.
(c) The Vice President.
(d) Alabama National Guard.

6. Who agrees to serve 60 days in jail?
(a) Dr. King.
(b) Freedom Riders.
(c) James Bevel.
(d) The President.

7. Who sends a message to Lewis on inauguration day in 2009?
(a) James Bevel.
(b) Jim Lawson.
(c) Michelle Obama.
(d) Sen. Obama.

8. Who did Lewis preach to as a child?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Chickens.

9. Who is George Wallace?
(a) Former Governor of Alabama.
(b) Former Supreme Court Justice.
(c) Former Vice President.
(d) Former President.

10. What country is Lewis given the opportunity to travel to?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) India.

11. Who writes “Letter from Birmingham Jail”?
(a) Jim Lawson.
(b) James Bevel.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Dr. King.

12. Who wants to continue the Freedom Rides?
(a) Dr. King.
(b) James Farmer.
(c) Lewis and his peers.
(d) Jim Lawson.

13. Who stages a surprise march in Birmingham?
(a) The children of Birmingham.
(b) The chefs of Birmingham.
(c) The doctors of Birmingham.
(d) The nurses of Birmingham.

14. What does Lewis begin to see at protests?
(a) Swearing.
(b) Lack of discipline.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Partying.

15. Where would Lewis sneak away to as a child?
(a) Bars.
(b) School.
(c) Zoos.
(d) Parks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did SNCC target after lunch counters?

2. Who leads the first march in Birmingham?

3. Where does Bull Connor drop off the Freedom Riders?

4. Where do the Freedom Riders stay after being dropped off somewhere by Bull Connor?

5. Who was Rosa Parks?

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