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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 the hardest thing Lewis learns from Lawson?

2. Where does Lewis want to transfer to?

3. Who agrees to serve 60 days in jail?

4. What is Lewis celebrating at a picnic in Nashville?

5. What did SNCC target after lunch counters?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose bus gets firebombed in Book Two?

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

3. Who is sentenced to 60 days in jail?

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

5. Who teaches Lewis about nonviolent resistance?

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

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

8. Who is Bull Connor?

9. Who is elected to SNCC's executive coordinating committee?

10. Where does John Lewis grow up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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.

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