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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who eventually agrees that lunch counters should be desegregated?
(a) Lewis.
(b) The President.
(c) The mayor of Nashville.
(d) Obama.

2. After how long are the Freedom Riders let go from jail?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 10 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

3. Who sets out to train Birmingham's children for marches?
(a) James Bevel.
(b) Jim Lawson.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Dr. King.

4. When where the Freedom Riders allowed to leave the church they were held in?
(a) Two days later.
(b) A week later.
(c) The next morning.
(d) A month later.

5. Who does Dr. King tell Robert Kennedy to send to Abernathy's church?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Marshals.
(c) The President.
(d) The Vice President.

6. Who leads the first march in Birmingham?
(a) Lewis.
(b) James Bevel.
(c) Dr. King.
(d) Jim Lawson.

7. Who is Bull Connor?
(a) A police chief.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A butler.

8. Who is 44th President of the United States?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Donald Trump.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Barack Obama.

9. Where does Lewis meet Diane Nash?
(a) At a park.
(b) At school.
(c) At a diner.
(d) At a workshop.

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

11. How did white people react to the Freedom Riders?
(a) Indifferently.
(b) They do not react at all.
(c) Peacefully.
(d) Violently.

12. Why does a bus driver refuse to drive the Freedom Riders?
(a) He does not want to risk his life for them.
(b) He is tired.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) He is indifferent about driving them.

13. Who was Otis Carter?
(a) Lewis's son.
(b) Lewis's father.
(c) Lewis's brother.
(d) Lewis's uncle.

14. What part of school did Lewis love?
(a) The principal's office.
(b) The library.
(c) The playground.
(d) The cafeteria.

15. Where does Lewis meet Jim Lawson?
(a) At a park.
(b) At a diner.
(c) At school.
(d) At a workshop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bull Connor allow the KKK to do?

2. What was the first target of the Nashville Student Movement?

3. What is CORE?

4. Where do the Freedom Riders eat out before their first trip?

5. Who talks a bus driver into driving the Freedom Riders?

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