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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was especially shaken up by the church bombing?
(a) Diane Nash.
(b) James Farmer.
(c) Jim Lawson.
(d) Bull Connor.

2. Who is Bayard Rustin?
(a) Mayor of Nashville.
(b) A police chief.
(c) An activist.
(d) A lawyer.

3. What is Bloody Sunday?
(a) There is no such thing as Bloody Sunday.
(b) The first day of the Selma to Montgomery march.
(c) The second day of the Selma to Montgomery march.
(d) The first Sunday of March.

4. 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.

5. Who were Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?
(a) Ministers.
(b) Volunteers.
(c) Actors.
(d) Teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the teachers' march?

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

3. Why is Lewis invited to the White House in '63?

4. What does SNCC do despite the administration's pleas to stop?

5. What did the proposed Civil Rights Bill leave out?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Lewis meet with while abroad?

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

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

5. What was the teachers' march?

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

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

8. What is the MFDP?

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

10. What happens on Turnaround Tuesday?

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