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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 the city of Selma end up banning after a slew of protests?

2. Who is Ella Baker?

3. Who kills Virgil Lamar?

4. Who is supposed to lead the first Selma to Montgomery march?

5. How long does Lewis stay abroad with his colleagues?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry Belafonte do for the civil rights movement?

2. How does Medgar Evers die?

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

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

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

6. Who does Lewis meet with while abroad?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the fight to legalize voting rights for Black Americans. What lengths did Lewis and fellow activists go to to ensure that they would be able to participate in American voting practices? What challenges did they face along the way? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss the March on Washington. What is the significance of this march? What impact did it have on the American public, and on American history? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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