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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Lewis always feel like was never part of the Movement?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Stokely Carmichael.
(c) Diane Nash.
(d) Dr. King.

2. What does Lewis tell Andrew at the end of Book Three?
(a) They have to tell the story.
(b) They do not have to tell the story.
(c) They should not tell the story.
(d) They should think about telling the story.

3. Who is Medgar Evers?
(a) A chef.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) An actor.
(d) A civil rights activist.

4. Why does Lewis go to the hospital?
(a) He is brutally beaten.
(b) He gets into a car crash.
(c) He breaks an arm.
(d) He breaks a leg.

5. Who rejects Action in Montgomery?
(a) Dr. King.
(b) James Bevel.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Jim Lawson.

6. What happens in Birmingham, AL on September 15, 1963?
(a) A riot.
(b) A church bombing.
(c) A festival.
(d) A protest.

7. What year was the Civil Rights Act signed into law?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1970.

8. Who succeeds John F. Kennedy?
(a) President Johnson.
(b) President Clinton.
(c) President Obama.
(d) President Bush.

9. What does Obama write to Lewis when he becomes President?
(a) "With your help."
(b) "Thanks."
(c) "Because of you."
(d) "For you."

10. What happened to the children who marched in Birmingham?
(a) They were chased to jail.
(b) They were attacked.
(c) Nothing happened to them.
(d) They were protected.

11. Who is Jim Clark?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A fireman.
(d) Sheriff of Selma.

12. Who does Diane Nash marry?
(a) Jim Lawson.
(b) Lewis.
(c) James Farmer.
(d) James Bevel.

13. What does Lewis pack on the day of the Selma to Montgomery march?
(a) He packs nothing.
(b) A toothbrush.
(c) Things he might need in prison.
(d) Water.

14. What does Lewis know about what happened to Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?
(a) They were sent to another jail.
(b) They were killed.
(c) They were taken away.
(d) They were hidden.

15. Why does Lewis move to Atlanta in '63?
(a) To live with his girlfriend.
(b) To find a job.
(c) To work for SNCC.
(d) To find a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?

2. Why was SNCC beginning to fall apart?

3. What did people bring to the teachers' march?

4. What do the police claim happened to Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?

5. Under what conditions does Lewis march from Selma to Montgomery?

(see the answer keys)

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