View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Jimmie Lee Jackson?

2. Who leads the Selma to Montgomery march?

3. Who is James Reeb?

4. Who is assassinated in '63?

5. Who personally thanks Lewis for educating him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the protesters reach Edmund Pettus Bridge?

2. What is the MFDP?

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

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

5. What does Bob Moses warn student volunteers of?

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

7. Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?

8. Who succeeds President Kennedy following his assassination?

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

10. Who does Lewis meet with while abroad?

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 Lewis's relationship to and thoughts about school while growing up in Alabama. What did he think of school? What about the prospect of going to school was appealing to him? What challenges did he face trying to go to school? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss Lewis's role in the Student Non-Violence Coordinating Committee. What role did he play in the committee, and what was its impact on the civil rights movement? Use evidence from the text to support your thoughts.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 631 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample