Freedom Summer - Deborah Wiles

What didn't John Henry get to do with Joe?

• Swim in the town pool

• Jump into Fiddler's Creek

• Shell butter beans

• Shoot marbles in the dirt

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At dinner, Daddy said that the town pool...

• needed separate dressing rooms for black people.

• opened the next day to everybody.

• started to charge an admission fee.

• should be closed down.

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What did John Henry and Young Joe discover when they went to the pool?

• It was drained so the workers could clean it.

• There was a closed sign on the fence.

• The pool was being checked for leaks.

• Workers were raking asphalt into it.

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While sitting on the diving board, John Henry said...

• "This hurts the white kids as much as the colored kids."

• "Laws are never enforced in this small town."

• "White folks don't want colored folks in their pool."

• "I hope no one stops us for swimming in Fiddler's Creek."

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At Mr. Mason's store, John Henry wanted too...

• ask Mr. Mason about the pool.

• sweep the floor for another nickel.

• pick out his own ice pop.

• sit at the lunch counter.

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What is the setting of Freedom Summer?

• town in New York in the summer of 1964

• town in California in the summer of 1964

• town in Alaska in the summer of 1964

• town in Mississippi in the summer of 1964

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How did Joe and John Henry know each other?

• from school

• from the town pool

• John Henry's mom worked for Joe's family

• Joe's mom worked for John Henry's family

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What are some things the boys had in common?

• They both liked cats and dogs.

• They both liked to go for walks.

• They both liked cake and cookies.

• They both liked ice pops and swimming.

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Why didn't John Henry go into the store the first time?

• He wasn't allowed.

• He didn't want to.

• He didn't have any money.

• He doesn't like ice pops.

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Where were the boys excited to go together?

• the general store

• the creek

• the town pool

• the mall

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