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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who celebrates the church bombing?
(a) White adults.
(b) Black teens.
(c) Bull Connor.
(d) White teens.

2. Why does President Johnson randomly call for a press conference on the night of the Democratic National Convention?
(a) For fun.
(b) He does not call for a random press conference.
(c) To cut into the Democratic National Convention's program.
(d) To celebrate his birthday.

3. What was MFDP?
(a) A group of lawyers.
(b) A group of chefs.
(c) Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
(d) A group of teachers.

4. What is Turnaround Tuesday?
(a) The Selma to Montgomery march led by Dr. King.
(b) The Selma to Montgomery march by Nash.
(c) The Selma to Montgomery march by Bevel.
(d) The Selma to Montgomery march led by Hamer.

5. Why are Lewis's colleagues upset about his March on Washington speech?
(a) They disagree with his message.
(b) He uses Communist language.
(c) He uses swear words.
(d) They are not upset with him.

6. Who was irked by all the protests?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) Sheriff Clark.
(d) Dr. King.

7. What did the Civil Rights Act ban?
(a) It did not ban anything.
(b) Interracial marriage.
(c) Integration.
(d) Segregation.

8. Who stops Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney on their way to training?
(a) Nuns.
(b) Firemen.
(c) The police.
(d) No one stops them.

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

10. Who visits Lewis at the hospital?
(a) His wife.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Dr. King.
(d) Diane Nash.

11. Who is James Reeb?
(a) A teacher killed in a car crash.
(b) A minister who is killed by Klansmen.
(c) An actor.
(d) A policeman.

12. What did Lewis think of his travels abroad with SNCC?
(a) He loved it.
(b) He thought it was alright.
(c) He hated it.
(d) He was indifferent.

13. How does Medgar Evers die?
(a) He is shot by white men.
(b) He dies of old age.
(c) He dies of cancer.
(d) He does not die during the time of this book.

14. What does Fannie Lou Hamer endure over the years?
(a) Love and caring from whites.
(b) Violence and brutality from whites.
(c) Martital struggles.
(d) Financial struggles.

15. Who was especially shaken up by the church bombing?
(a) Bull Connor.
(b) James Farmer.
(c) Jim Lawson.
(d) Diane Nash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who co-leads the Selma to Montgomery march?

2. Where does Lewis travel abroad to with SNCC?

3. Who was a major organizer for the March on Washington?

4. Who does Diane Nash marry?

5. Who does Lewis run into while traveling abroad with SNCC?

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