Sonia Sotomayor Book Test

The author's purpose is _____

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

• to explain a process

Why did Sonia have to work hard to earn scholarships for college?

• Sonia's parents were poor immigrants.

• Sonia's father died when she was young.

• Sonia's mother struggled to earn money for school.

• All of the above.

There are _____ justices on the Supreme Court.

• six

• nine

• eight

• ten

Before Judge Sotomayor could become a judge, _______.

• she had to work as a detective.

• she had to complete law school.

• she had to cure her diabetes.

• she had to work as a law clerk.

Who was Thurgood Marshall?

• the justice whose retirement created an opening for Sonia Sotomayor on the Supreme Court

• the first African American justice on the Supreme Court

• Sonia Sotomayor's law professor

• the senator who picked Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court

Read the following example sentence: The Judiciary Committee investigated Sonia Sotomayor. Investigated means _____.

• approved

• checked into her suitability

• interviewed

• hosted a meeting

After a president chooses a new justice and the Judiciary Committee advises the Senate, _____.

• the Senate must vote to confirm or reject the president's choice.

• the new justice takes the oath of office

• the president must approve the senate vote

• all of the above

Sonia decided to become a lawyer ______.

• when she got to college

• after her brother died

• when her diabetes made becoming a detective unwise

• because she had a dream of becoming a Supreme Court justice

Read the following example sentence: Sonia's parents were immigrants. Immigrants are _______.

• Puerto Ricans

• people who are poor

• foreigners

• people who move to a new country

The Supreme Court is charged with ________.

• making new laws

• protecting the president

• making sure the Constitution is followed

• agreeing with the president's important ideas