Madam C.J. Walker

How do you think the author feels about Madam C.J. Walker?

• He respects what she has done for African American women.
• He doesn't think she is very successful.
• She left everything to her daughter.
• She was the first American woman to earn a million dollars.

What name was she born with?

• C.J. Walker
• Sarah Breedlove
• Madam C.J. Walker
• Louvenia Breedlove

How do you think Madam C.J. Walker's success influenced other African American women?

• They felt that she did a disservice to African American women.
• She inspired them to become hair stylists.
• She inspired African American women to never give up on their dreams.
• She inspired them to all become millionaires.

The author included paragraph 1 to emphasize that

• Madam C.J. Walker was born to slaves in the 1800s.
• Madam C.J. Walker was born in the South during the time of slavery.
• Madam C.J. Walker was a successful African American businesswoman.
• Madam C.J. Walker was married twice.

The reader can infer that Madam C.J. Walker - 

• was an independent and hard-working woman.
• was lazy and slept often.
• anxious and became nervous quite often.
• wanted to give up on her hair product.

Why would an education be worthwhile for a former slave?

• Because they want to learn how to read
• Because they want to be able to get a job other than working on a plantation
• because they all want to create hair grower 
• because they wanted to be better sharecroppers

What does majority mean in paragraph 3?

• the age when you become an adult
• the number by which the votes for one party exceed those next in rank
• a very small amount
• a large amount

What is paragraph 2 on page 754 mainly about?

• The Ku Klux Klan achieved their greatest power.
• Lynchings of blacks were common.
• Life was very difficult for African-Americans in the South because of white supremacy groups.
• Jim Crow laws were passed segregating southern blacks from whites.

The organizational pattern of the text develops the author's viewpoint by--

• describing the reason why African Americans were treated poorly in the South
• presenting the facts of Madam C.J. Walker's life in chronological order
• comparing and contrasting Madam C.J. Walker and Sarah Breedlove
• presenting a problem and providing a solution

How did Madam C.J. Walker come up with the idea for her "Hair Grower?"

• She traveled to Africa to pick up her supplies.
• She moved to Denver, Colorado to get ideas from her brother's family.
• A black man appeared to her in a dream and told her what to mix up for the remedy.
• C.J. Walker helped her create the concoction.