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Inferential: Based on paragraph 40, what can you understand about John Lewis's commitment to civil rights, even later in his life?

He worked in the House of Representatives for over 30 years

He eventually stopped working for civil rights.

He moved to another country.

He became a teacher.

Literal: According to paragraph 38, what important act did President Johnson sign five months after the march from Selma to Montgomery?

The Voting Rights Act

The Emancipation Proclamation

The Declaration of Independence

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Inferential: Based on paragraph 35, why was "Bloody Sunday" considered a national scandal?

Because of the violence against peaceful protesters

Because the weather was bad that day.

Because many famous people were arrested.

Because the marchers did not have permission to be there.

Literal: According to paragraph 33, how badly was John Lewis injured?

He was so badly injured

He was not hurt at all.

He had a minor scratch.

He just had a headache.

Literal: According to paragraph 33, what happened to the state troopers and police at the bridge?

They attacked the protesters.

They joined the marchers.

They offered the marchers water.

They simply watched the marchers.

Inferential: Based on paragraphs 29 and 30, what was the atmosphere like when the marchers reached the top of the Edmund Pettus Bridge?

Tense, dangerous, and confrontational

Peaceful and welcoming

Festive and celebratory

Quiet and empty

Inferential: Based on paragraph 17, what does the word "committed" suggest about John's dedication to bringing people together for their civil rights?

That he was fully and strongly dedicated to the cause.

That he was sometimes interested in the cause.

That he occasionally thought about civil rights.

That he was forced to be involved in the movement.

Inferential: In paragraph 13, why did John feel that Dr. King was speaking directly to him?

Because Dr.King was talking about standing up against sth.

Because John knew Dr. King personally.

Because John was also a preacher.

Because John was the only one listening to the radio.

Inferential: Based on paragraph 11, why were black people kept separate from white people in the South?

Because there were laws in place that enforced segregation.

Because they preferred to live in different communities.

Because they spoke different languages.

Because they had different customs and traditions.

Inferential: Based on paragraph 8, what can you infer about John's family's economic situation?

They likely had limited resources and worked for someone els

They were wealthy landowners.

They had a comfortable life.

They owned a large farm with many animals.

Literal: According to paragraph 27, what did John suddenly see a sea of at the crest of the bridge?

State troopers

Supporters

Reporters

Flowers

Literal: In paragraph 21, what did John and other SNCC leaders want to do in Selma, Alabama?

Register southern black people to vote

Protest against unfair housing

Organize a march to Washington

Start a new school

Literal: According to paragraph 20, what important act did President Lyndon B. Johnson sign the year after the March on Washington?

The Civil Rights Act

The Emancipation Proclamation

The Freedom Act

The Voting Rights Act

Literal: In paragraph 18, where was John invited to speak in August 1963?

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Montgomery, Alabama

Nashville, Tennessee

Selma to Montgomery march

Literal: According to paragraph 16, what kind of resistance did John like as a way to bring about social change?

Nonviolent resistance

Violent resistance

Silent protest

Ignoring the problem

In paragraph 13, who did fifteen-year-old John hear on the radio speaking about a boycott in Montgomery, Alabama?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

John Lewis

Mohandas Gandhi

President Johnson

Literal: According to paragraph 11, during the time John was growing up in the South, what was the system that kept black people separate from white people called?

Segregation

Freedom

Integration

Equality

According to paragraph 10, what nickname did John earn because of his habit of giving sermons to the chickens?

Preacher

Farmer

Chicken Little

Big Belle

In paragraph 8, who did John have to take care of when he was five years old?

About sixty animals on the farm

His brothers and sisters

His cousins

His parents

Literal: According to paragraph 8, where did John Lewis's family live as sharecroppers?

Troy, Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

Nashville, Tennessee

Selma, Alabama