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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 Harry Belaftone?

2. What does Lewis pack on the day of the Selma to Montgomery march?

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

4. Who celebrates the church bombing?

5. Who is Barry Goldwater?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the teachers' march?

2. Why does Dr. King file a request for a federal injunction?

3. Who succeeds President Kennedy following his assassination?

4. Who is Ella Baker?

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

6. What does Bloody Sunday refer to?

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

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

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

10. Who is Bayard Rustin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the legacy of John Lewis. Why is this an important man to not only honor and remember, but to learn about in school? What was his impact on American history and society? In what ways do we continue see that impact today?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss Lewis's role in the Student Non-Violence Coordinating Committee. What role did he play in the committee, and what was its impact on the civil rights movement? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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