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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 Fannie Lou Hamer?

2. What were Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney doing before they got stopped?

3. Who finds the bodies of Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?

4. Who were the Big Six?

5. Who stops Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney on their way to training?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who succeeds President Kennedy following his assassination?

2. Who goes missing on the way to SNCC training?

3. What happens on Turnaround Tuesday?

4. Who is appointed chairman of SNCC in '63?

5. What happens in Birmingham, AL on September 15, 1963?

6. Who is Bayard Rustin?

7. How does the March series end?

8. Who leds the first march across Selma?

9. Who was the police chief determined to put protests to an end?

10. What does Bloody Sunday refer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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