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

2. What was the impact of the marches in Birmingham?

3. Why does Lewis move to Atlanta in '63?

4. Who is James Reeb?

5. Who was especially shaken up by the church bombing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who succeeds President Kennedy following his assassination?

2. Who does Lewis meet with while abroad?

3. Who is Ella Baker?

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Medgar Evers?

9. Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?

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

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 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 3

Write an essay in which you discuss the other important figures of the civil rights movement. Choose one or two of these other figures, and analyze their impact on the movement, according to Lewis's recollection of his time fighting alongside them. Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

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