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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 is George Wallace?

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

3. What does Lewis have to do to transfer schools?

4. What does Floyd Mann do for the Freedom Riders?

5. What does Farmer tell Freedom Riders on the night before their first trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What establishment other than restuarants did civil rights activists begin targeting in the 60s?

3. What does Robert Kennedy want SNCC to do amid the escalating violence?

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

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

6. Whose bus gets firebombed in Book Two?

7. Who is sentenced to 60 days in jail?

8. Why was Lewis so adamant about marching?

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

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 legacy of John Lewis. Why is this an important man to not only honor and remember, but to learn about in school? What was his impact on American history and society? In what ways do we continue see that impact today?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss the significance of intertwining Lewis's story with the inauguration of Barack Obama, the first Black U.S. president. Why is it important that Lewis contextualize his history as a civil rights activist with Obama's historic win? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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