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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 SNCC not want Lewis to participate in on their behalf?

2. Who personally thanks Lewis for educating him?

3. Which President proposed a Civil Rights Bill in '63?

4. Who stops Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney on their way to training?

5. In Book II, who did not want the protests to continue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?

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

7. Who leds the first march across Selma?

8. Who is Ella Baker?

9. Who does Lewis meet with while abroad?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss Lewis's desire to attend college, and, specifically, a white one. What was Lewis willing to do to go to an all-white college? Why did he have to turn down the opportunity given to him by Dr. King to sue the state of Alabama? Why was it important that he attend the school he ended up going to, narratively? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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