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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 did SNCC target after lunch counters?

2. What animal did Lewis care for as a child?

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

4. Who was Otis Carter?

5. Which state in the North did Lewis travel to as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is CORE?

2. Who is Otis Carter?

3. What is the mattress war?

4. Where does John Lewis grow up?

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

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

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

8. Who is sentenced to 60 days in jail?

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

10. Who is Robert Kennedy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the concept of "good trouble," which Lewis cites not only in the books but throughout his entire career. What is good trouble, and why does Lewis feel it is important to make some? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss John Lewis's early life. What was the nature of his family life, and growing up in the South in the mid-twentieth century? What kind of child was John Lewis, and what about him made it clear that he was not like other children? 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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