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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 Bob Moses?

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

3. How do the Freedom Riders prepare for their journey?

4. What bridge is at the beginning of Book One?

5. Why are the Freedom Riders sent to Parchman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the Freedom Riders?

2. Whose bus gets firebombed in Book Two?

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

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

5. Who is sentenced to 60 days in jail?

6. Who is Otis Carter?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay in which you discuss Lewis's relationship to and thoughts about school while growing up in Alabama. What did he think of school? What about the prospect of going to school was appealing to him? What challenges did he face trying to go to school? 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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