Unsolved Mystery - Close Read

What is the meaning of the word idly as it is used in this sentence?

"I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta watching what is happening in Birmingham."

• Angrily

• Inactively

• Lazily

• Suspiciously

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What country is the Guantanamo Bay Prison located in?

• America

• Cuba

• Guatemala

• Mexico

Please select all the places that are segregated in Birmingham according to Dr. King in "Letters from Birmingham."

• Amusement Parks

• Classrooms

• Restaurants

• Train Stations

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

Please select all the ways black people are disrespected according to Dr. King.

• Signs that say "white" and "colored"

• Calling all men "boy"

• Women are not called "miss" or "mrs"

• Their churches are burned

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which one of these is not a step outlined in the four basic steps of nonviolent action by Dr. King?

• Collection of facts to find injustices

• Negotiation

• Self-Purification

• Bargaining

• Direct Action

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Finish this quote - "For years now I have heard the word "_____." This "____" has almost meant "never."

(a)  

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What is the definition of the word implored as it's used here:

He implored the government not to appeal his ruling, because “seven years of waiting for our legal system to give them an answer is more than plenty.”

• Begged

• Suggested

• Wanted

• Yelled At

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What are Dr. King's reactions to the injustices in Birmingham, Alabama?

• Apathetic and Irate

• Determined and Irate

• Hostile and Indifferent

• Indifferent and Apathetic

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The biggest issue in Birmingham, Alabama was police (a)  

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The U.S. Government believed that Lakhdar B. was a (a)   and that is why he was sent to Guantanemo Bay.

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1