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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the last time Lewis sees Malcolm X alive?
(a) In Africa.
(b) At the White House.
(c) In New York.
(d) In Europe.

2. Who rejects Action in Montgomery?
(a) James Bevel.
(b) Jim Lawson.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Dr. King.

3. What did the Civil Rights Act fail to address?
(a) Interracial marriage.
(b) Integration.
(c) Voting rights.
(d) Segregation.

4. Who celebrates the church bombing?
(a) White teens.
(b) White adults.
(c) Black teens.
(d) Bull Connor.

5. Who are Addie, Carole, Cynthia, and Denise?
(a) Four girls who were injured in the church bombing.
(b) Four girls from Nashville.
(c) Four friends from Dallas.
(d) Four little girls who died in the church bombing.

6. What does SNCC do despite the administration's pleas to stop?
(a) They continue protesting.
(b) They continue meeting.
(c) They continue planning.
(d) They continue talking.

7. Who is Harry Belaftone?
(a) A chef.
(b) A baker.
(c) An actor.
(d) A singer.

8. Who visits Lewis at the hospital?
(a) Dr. King.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) His wife.
(d) Diane Nash.

9. Who does Diane Nash marry?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Jim Lawson.
(c) James Bevel.
(d) James Farmer.

10. Where are the bodies of Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney eventually found?
(a) In the river.
(b) In the ocean.
(c) In the woods.
(d) The bodies are never found.

11. What does Lewis tell Andrew at the end of Book Three?
(a) They do not have to tell the story.
(b) They should think about telling the story.
(c) They should not tell the story.
(d) They have to tell the story.

12. What was MFDP?
(a) Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
(b) A group of chefs.
(c) A group of teachers.
(d) A group of lawyers.

13. Why does President Johnson randomly call for a press conference on the night of the Democratic National Convention?
(a) For fun.
(b) He does not call for a random press conference.
(c) To celebrate his birthday.
(d) To cut into the Democratic National Convention's program.

14. What did people bring to the teachers' march?
(a) Tissues.
(b) Towels.
(c) Books.
(d) Toothbrushes.

15. What is Turnaround Tuesday?
(a) The Selma to Montgomery march by Nash.
(b) The Selma to Montgomery march by Bevel.
(c) The Selma to Montgomery march led by Dr. King.
(d) The Selma to Montgomery march led by Hamer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who personally thanks Lewis for educating him?

2. What bridge does the first Selma march stop at?

3. What does President Johnson say at his surprise press conference?

4. Who is Malcolm X?

5. Who was irked by all the protests?

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