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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 was Otis Carter?

2. Who did Lewis preach to as a child?

3. Where would Lewis sneak away to as a child?

4. What is SNCC?

5. What was the first target of the Nashville Student Movement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the subject of the biography think about school when he is growing up?

2. Who is sentenced to 60 days in jail?

3. Who would not allow Lewis to sue the state of Alabama?

4. Why does Robert Kennedy lose his patience with SNCC?

5. What does Robert Kennedy want SNCC to do amid the escalating violence?

6. Where does the subject of the biography travel to with Otis Carter?

7. Who is Bull Connor?

8. Where does Bull Connor drop off Lewis and his colleagues?

9. What is the mattress war?

10. Who writes "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?

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 John Lewis's early life. What was the nature of his family life, and growing up in the South in the mid-twentieth century? What kind of child was John Lewis, and what about him made it clear that he was not like other children? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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