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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the hardest thing Lewis learns from Lawson?

2. How did Lewis get to school growing up?

3. Who was Rosa Parks?

4. Who was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

5. Who holds the Freedom Riders inside Abernathy's church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does John Lewis grow up?

2. What is the purpose of the sit-ins?

3. Who is sentenced to 60 days in jail?

4. What is CORE?

5. Who is James Farmer?

6. Why does Robert Kennedy lose his patience with SNCC?

7. What were the protesters instructed NOT to do during sit-ins?

8. Why was Lewis so adamant about marching?

9. What does the subject of the biography think about school when he is growing up?

10. Why is there a protest at a Cairo swimming pool?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the narrative voice of John Lewis. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text to analyze the nature of this voice. Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss the many sacrifices that Lewis made in support of justice and equality. What hardships did he face, specifically throughout his time fighting during the civil rights movement? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss Lewis's relationship to religion. What was his religious upbringing like, and what connections does he have to faith and spirituality? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

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