I have a dream

Which metaphor illustrates the broken promises to “her citizens of color”

• a check has come back marked "insufficient funds"
• a dark well with a bottomless bucket tied to a frayed rope
• crossroads in a dark forest
•  recurrent nightmare

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When King says "And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom," he means that..

• they cannot removed from the Lincoln Memorial and are stuck there.
• whites present at the demonstration understand that freedom cannot be separated between races.
• Americans cannot get out of freedom
• the demonstrators have had a realization about the meaning of freedom

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

 “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” (104-107).
Based on this statement, how does King feel about the future of America?

• scared
• angry
• hopeful
• sad

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How has America given her citizens of color "a bad check" that has been returned "marked insufficient funds"?

• Citizens of color have been segregated and treated unfairly.
• They are exiled to an island.
• They stand at a cross roads of a a dark forest of despair. 
• They want change to happen now.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which line is repeated throughout the speech?

• symphony of brotherhood
• We will be free one day
• I have a dream
• Go back to Mississippi

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The main focus of King's speech is on

• Celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

• Convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquillity

• Ending segregation and racial injustice in America

• Getting more money for America's black population

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CCSS.RL.8.3

King's "I Have a Dream" speech appeals mainly to listeners'

• Common sense

• Sense of guilt

• Desire for a better future

• Concerns about America's status among world nations

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CCSS.RL.8.3

In “I Have a Dream,” Martin Luther King, Jr. urges his followers to

• Work toward gradual change

• Demand justice now

• Use any means necessary

• Distrust white people

What is the state of Mississippi sweltering with? (2)

• the heat of oppression

• the heat of the night

• the heat of the world

• the heat of injustice

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which phrase is repeated at the end of the speech?

• I have a dream

• Free at last!

• Let freedom ring

• Join hands together

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CCSS.RL.8.3