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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 does Lewis tell Andrew at the end of Book Three?

2. In Book II, who did not want the protests to continue?

3. Who does Lewis run into while traveling abroad with SNCC?

4. Who is assassinated in '63?

5. What is the state of SNCC when Lewis returns home from his travels abroad?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Lewis and his colleagues travel abroad to?

2. What happens when the protesters reach Edmund Pettus Bridge?

3. Who are Addie, Carole, Cynthia, and Denise?

4. How does Malcolm X die?

5. What does Bob Moses warn student volunteers of?

6. Who succeeds President Kennedy following his assassination?

7. What happens on Turnaround Tuesday?

8. Who gives a moving speech at the Democratic National Convention in '64?

9. What church in Birmingham was considered a headquarters for the civil rights movement?

10. How does the March series end?

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 role that nonviolent resistance played in the civil rights movement. Specifically, what was Lewis's stance on nonviolence? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss John Lewis's relationship to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. How did they meet, and what work did they do together? What impact did MLK leave on Lewis? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

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