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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. Who calls off the Freedom Rides?

2. Why is Lewis invited to Philadelphia?

3. What preacher did Lewis hear on the radio in 1955?

4. What do Lewis's parents refuse to agree to do?

5. Who receives a telegram from the American Friends Service Committee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is James Farmer?

2. How do Lewis and his peers prepare for the sit-ins?

3. Who is elected to SNCC's executive coordinating committee?

4. Where does the subject of the biography travel to with Otis Carter?

5. Who is Otis Carter?

6. Who writes "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?

7. What is the mattress war?

8. Why was Lewis so adamant about marching?

9. Where does Bull Connor drop off Lewis and his colleagues?

10. Who would not allow Lewis to sue the state of Alabama?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss the decision to tell John Lewis's story in a trilogy set up in the graphic novel style. What about this mode of storytelling renders Lewis's story even more impactful? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss the Selma to Montgomery March. What was the significance of this march? Who participated? What impact did it have on the American public, and on American history? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

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