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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 assassinated on Lewis's birthday?

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

3. What happened to the children who marched in Birmingham?

4. Under what conditions does Lewis march from Selma to Montgomery?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the MFDP?

2. Who becomes the youngest person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize in '64?

3. What was the teachers' march?

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

5. Who is Medgar Evers?

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

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

8. Who is Bayard Rustin?

9. How does Malcolm X die?

10. Who proposes "Action in Montgomery," and what is it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 the American South. Several times throughout the books, he is called upon to work or study elsewhere, and every time he passes these opportunities to stay in the South. Discuss Lewis's draw to the South, and why he felt it was important to stay close to home while he participated in the movement. Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

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