A Mason-Dixon Memory

Why is Clifton Davis at the event where Dondre Green tells his story?

• He is the emcee of the event
• He is Dondre's teacher
• He is the entertainment for the event
• He was one of Dondre's coaches

At first, why does Clifton's mother say he cannot go on the class trip to Washington, D.C.?

• She knows blacks are not allowed into certain museums.
• They do not have money for the trip.
• She knows there is always trouble with blacks taking trains.
• She knows that the hotels there only allow white guests.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does Clifton suspect is the problem when one of the chaperones asks to see him?

• He has a feeling it has something to do with his being the only black on the trip.
• He knows it has something to do with his being the only black at the hotel.
• He thinks he is in trouble for dropping a water balloon directly on a lady outside.
• He thinks he is in trouble for being too rowdy on the bus.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How do Dondre's golf teammates react when faced with deciding whether to play or forfeit the tournament?

• The hesitate but then decide to stick by Dondre.
• The seniors decide to leave, but the younger ones stay.
• The seniors and the younger ones all decide to stick by Dondre.
• They all play the game anyway and pay no attention to the country club owner.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Instead of going to the amusement park, what do Clifton and his friends end up doing?

• They go to see the monuments lit up at night.
• They are able to have a tour of the White House.
• They go to an amusement park that is not in Maryland.
• They go to a baseball game.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In this essay, what is the significance of the Mason-Dixon Line?

• The amusement park was built on it.
• The writer was not allowed to cross it.
• The writer experienced racism on the south side of that line.
• The writer's car broke down there.

What makes Clifton recall his boyhood experience?

• finding an old letter from his mother
• reading a book about the Civil War
• listening to a young black man relate a similar experience
• watching Dondre on the evening news

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Frank think at first when Clifton cries?

• that they've gotten in trouble for throwing water balloons
• that Clifton has hurt himself
• that Clifton is pulling a prank
• that Clifton has gotten some bad news

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How do the other boys react to the amusement park's policy?

• They say that it's Clifton's problem, not theirs.
• They tell the chaperone that they want to go to a park farther north.
• They think of a way to sneak Clifton into the park.
• They all decide not to go to the park.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What do the boys wind up doing that evening?

• They go to the amusement park.
• They go to a baseball game.
• They visit the Lincoln Memorial.
• They go to a baseball game and visit the Lincoln Memorial.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2