"Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth

What does "twixt" mean in the following sentence:
"I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon"

• between
• fix
• inside
• about

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Which is NOT an argument Truth makes as to why women and men should have equal rights? 

• Women can do anything men can do. 
• Christ was born from God and a woman
• Women are smarter than men

According to Truth, what is the “fix” that white men are in? What details does Truth use to support that idea?

• The “fix” is that both African Americans and women are starting to fight for their rights, which will change the role that white men have had. 
• Only African Americns are fighting for rights which changes the role for women.
• Only White people are fighting for the rights of African American
• Only Soujourner is attemempting to fight for eqaul rights for women.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Complete this cause-and-effect.

Cause: I have borne thirteen children, and seen them most all sold off to slavery

• Nobody ever helps me.

• I cried out with my mother’s grief.

• And ain’t I a woman?

• I could work as much and eat as much as a man.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What does the bolded term mean in the following sentence:

"Well, children, where these is so much racket there must be something out of kilter."

• noise; liveliness; a loud unpleasent noise

• out of harmony or balance

• to have turned up the earth with a plow

• none of these

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CCSS.L.3.1C

What does the bolded term mean in the following sentence:

"Well, children, where these is so much racket there must be something out of kilter."

• noise; liveliness; a loud unpleasent noise

• out of harmony or balance

• to have turned up the earth with a plow

• none of these

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

"If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Parallelism

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The phrase "ain't I a woman" is repeated several times in paragraph two of her speech. Why does she repeat this phrase? What effect does it have on the reader?

• The phrase is repeated because people do not believe she is a woman due to the fact that she acts like a man. People believe her because she is so insistent.

• She was clearly upset that women did not have the same rights as men. It shows that she was unstable and could not speak well.

• She repeats the phrase to make a point; she does not get the same treatment as white women, yet she can do as much (if not more) as a man. It shows she does not need any special treatment because she is a woman.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3