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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 CORE?

2. Where does Lewis spend his 21st birthday?

3. Who is Bull Connor?

4. Who sets out to train Birmingham's children for marches?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who offers to help Lewis sue the state of Alabama?

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

5. Who does the subject of the biography preach to?

6. What is the mattress war?

7. Who is Bull Connor?

8. Who is Otis Carter?

9. Who is the main individual followed in the trilogy?

10. Who were the Freedom Riders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the role that demonstrations and protests played in the civil rights movement. What impact did the activists' demonstrations and protest have on the American public? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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