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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Freedom Riders stay at a bus station all night?
(a) They do not have a bus driver.
(b) They are being arrested.
(c) They are tired.
(d) They miss their bus.

2. What program does Lewis withdraw from while serving?
(a) An intership at the UN.
(b) An internship.
(c) The Quaker program.
(d) A training session in Boston.

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

4. What does Robert Kennedy tell SNCC to shift their focus to?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Reparations.
(c) Schools.
(d) Voting rights.

5. What do the Freedom Riders do in jail to pass the time?
(a) Read.
(b) Sing.
(c) Preach.
(d) Dance.

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

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

8. What does Lewis have to do to transfer schools?
(a) Sue the state of Alabama.
(b) Take a test.
(c) Change his name.
(d) Drop out of school.

9. How did Lewis get to school growing up?
(a) In a car.
(b) On a train.
(c) On a bike.
(d) On a bus.

10. Who calls off the Freedom Rides?
(a) Diane Nash.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Dr. King.
(d) James Farmer.

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

12. What is Lewis celebrating at a picnic in Nashville?
(a) Integration of schools.
(b) Integration of pools.
(c) Integration of bars.
(d) Integration of theaters.

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

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

15. Who was losing patience with the Freedom Riders?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) James Bevel.
(d) Dr. King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is devasted by Lewis's first arrest?

2. What does Lawson teach Lewis about?

3. Who is Bull Connor?

4. What was the mattress war?

5. Why does Lewis go to Philadelphia?

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