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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 leads the first march in Birmingham?

2. What does Robert Kennedy tell SNCC to shift their focus to?

3. Who was Emmett Till?

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

5. What part of school did Lewis love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the mattress war?

2. Who is sentenced to 60 days in jail?

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

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

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

6. What is CORE?

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

8. Who were the Freedom Riders?

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

10. Who is the 44th president of the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 Lewis's desire to attend college, and, specifically, a white one. What was Lewis willing to do to go to an all-white college? Why did he have to turn down the opportunity given to him by Dr. King to sue the state of Alabama? Why was it important that he attend the school he ended up going to, narratively? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

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