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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. Why are Lewis's colleagues upset about his March on Washington speech?

2. Who is Virgil Lamar?

3. Who does Diane Nash marry?

4. Who looks in the woods for the bodies of Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?

5. Who co-leads the Selma to Montgomery march?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Malcolm X die?

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

3. Who succeeds President Kennedy following his assassination?

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

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

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

7. Who leds the first march across Selma?

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

9. How does Medgar Evers die?

10. Why did SNCC oppose Kennedy's proposed Civil Rights Bill?

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 Malcolm X. Who was Malcolm X, and what was his place in the movement? What did he teach Lewis? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss the decision to tell John Lewis's story in a trilogy set up in the graphic novel style. What about this mode of storytelling renders Lewis's story even more impactful? 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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