"Long Walk to Freedom"

" Long Walk to Freedom" is an autobiography by Nelson Mandela. Which answer choice below best describes what an excerpt is?

• Not included in a category or group; exclude.
• A sign above the door that tells you where to leave the room.
• A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.
• A play that has a complicated storyline.

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CCSS.L.7.4A

Which of the choices below best describes what an autobiography is?

• An account of a person's life written by that person.
• A fictional story with many characters.
• Prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history
• Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.

Which is the best answer choice to describe the word accurate?

• Most of your details are correct.
• Some details are exact and your other details are pretty close.
• All of your details are correct and exact.
• Your interpretation of what you think the character is feeling.

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which quote from "Long Walk to Freedom" best explains Nelson Mandela's commitment to the people of South Africa.

• "When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both. "
• "As long as I obeyed my father and abided by the customs of my tribe, I was not troubled by the laws of man or God."
• "It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of my own people became a hunger for the freedom of all people, white and black. "
• " The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity."

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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CCSS.W.7.9A

What does it mean when the passage states that Mandela's commitment to the people of South Africa came at the expense of the people he loved most?

• Mandela would have to work harder to make sure his loved one were getting paid.
• Mandela was committed to the people he loved and the people of South Africa would have to wait. 
• The people of South Africa needed to pay money to have Mandela's help.
• The price the people Mandela loved would have to pay so he could fulfill his commitment.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Which answer choice is the best example of what an oppressor is?

• “A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones.”
• “Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.”
• "A man who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness." 
• “There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.SL.7.3

What part of speech is the word oppressor?

• Verb
• Noun
• Adjective
• Pronoun

What part of speech is the word oppressed?
(Definition of oppressed: subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment.)

• Adjective
• Noun
• Verb
• Pronoun

Which answer choice best defines the word virtuous (adj.)?

• Someone who is mean and vindictive. 
• Seeking revenge for your people.
• An imaginary place that simulates reality. 
• Having or showing high moral standards.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the phrase self-sacrificing mean?

• Giving up of one's interests, desires for the good of another.
• Deciding not to give up something you care about.
• Giving up something to spite someone.
• You only care about yourself and will do anything to get what your want.

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

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