War of the Wall

Who is fighting in the "War of the Wall"?

• The narrator and Side Pocket
• The narrator, Lou, and the painter lady
• The narrator, Lou, and the barber
• The painter lady, mama, and Ms. Mason

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The Morris girls brought the painter a full dinner plate. This tells us the people in the community were

• bossy

• kind

• suspicious

• well-educated

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The narrator and Lou buy a can of white epoxy paint at the hardware store to

• destroy the mural

• fix the refrigerator in the diner

• paint the local train

• give to the narrator's dad

Which one of the following was NOT represented on the wall.

• Civil Rights leaders

• Musicians

• Members of the community

• U. S. Presidents

Which of the following is true of Jimmy Lyons?

• The painter's cousin

• A member of the Talliaferro Street community

• A Vietnam War hero

• All of the above

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Why is the wall so important to the boys of Taliaferro Street?

• The wall is a special hangout location for adults
• It's where they keep score for all yard football games
• It has a cool painted advertisement for their favorite singer on it
• It's inscribed with Jimmy Lyon's name after he died in war

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What bright idea does the narrator and Lou have for recapturing their wall?

• Spray over the mural with spray paint
• Steal the painter lady's paint
• Convince the barber to fire the painter lady
• Ask all of the boys in the neighborhood to block the wall

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Why were Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and Fannie Lou Hamer included on the mural?

• They lived in the town a long time ago
• They were related to many of the townspeople
• They were friends of the painter lady
• They were Civil Rights heroes to the community

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How did the painter lady pay tribute to Jimmy Lyons?

• She painted a picture of him in his uniform
• She wrote a poem for him and taped it to the mural
• She included his name in a rainbow
• She gave a beautiful speech about him

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What was the "fierce looking man" in the painting doing?

• Defending the kids' right to learn
• Protecting the kids from a mob
• He woke up on the wrong side of the bed
• Scaring off outsiders

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