Mississippi Trial, 1955, Reading Check

What were the majority arguments between Hiram and his dad about?

• Hiram wanting to get a summer job.

• Hiram wanting to visit cousins in Alabama.

• Hiram wanting to go back to Mississippi to spend summers with Grampa.

In April, 1955, how old is Hiram?

• 10

• 14

• 16

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

What character has a stutter?

• Moses Wright

• Emmett Till

• Hiram

• RC

The first time Hiram meets Emmett is

• at the train station

• at the river

• at Bryant's Grocery

• at Grampa's house

To save them both from drowning, Hiram does what?

• punches the boy in the face

• carries the boy on his back

• tells the boy to relax

• lets the boy swim him to shore

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Bobo (Emmett Till) almost drowned because

• He got a stomach cramp

• Hit his head on a rock

• Couldn't swim

Bobo (Emmett Till) is from

• Columbus

• Chicago

• Tempe

• Greenwood

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Hiram tells Grampa the truth about why his clothes are wet when he gets home from the river

• True

• False

Bobo ( Emmett Till) says: "It's about lunchtime, and my aunt'll have conniptions if I'm not there to eat." In this context, conniptions means:

• Conversations

• Fits

• Arguments

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why is Grampa so upset at the end of Chapter 6?

• Hiram's clothes are wet.

• Hiram is late for dinner.

• Desegregation of schools.

• Segregation of schools.