FEB 9 - RC: "One Friday Morning"

Who is the author of "One Friday Morning"?

• Langston Hughes

• Maya Angelou

• Oprah Winfrey

• Abraham Lincoln

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In the second paragraph of "One Friday Morning", we learn that Nancy Lee goes to ________.

• Artist Club High School

• Joe Williams High School

• Meadow Brook High School

• George Washington High School

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The narrator tells us that Nancy Lee's

• mother was a social worker

• father was a social worker

• mother was a high school teacher

• father came from Africa

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One April day, the vice principal called Nancy to the office because _______.

• she had won the annual art scholarship

• she had an F in chemistry

• she had passed a note to her friend in French class

• she had passed a note to Sallie in study hall

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Nancy Lee planned to accept the award not for herself alone but also for

• her family, who helped her write her speech.

• her race, who believed in American fairness.

• her art teacher, Miss O'Shay, who helped her with her painting.

• her friend, Joe Williams.

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The second time that Nancy Lee went to the vice principal's office, Miss O'Shay made the announcement that.....

• Nancy Lee's painting was particularly creative.

• Nancy Lee needed to make an acceptance speech.

• Nancy Lee should be prepared to present material about her family to the newspapers.

• Nancy Lee would not receive the award and scholarship.

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Why did the committee deny Nancy Lee the award?

• The judges thought it would be unfair for her to be the "only colored girl" in the Art School.

• The committee did not like that Nancy is black, and they have never allowed black people into the art school.

• The committee members were ignorant about what good quality art was.

• The committee wrote a letter saying it was important to rotate the award among various high schools.

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During the assembly, Nancy Lee ______.

• went to sleep.

• left the auditorium and walked home.

• wrote a letter to the Art Club.

• had tears on her cheeks.

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What is the main theme of "One Friday Morning"?

• a mother's unconditional love

• discrimination and prejudice

• pride in one's ancestry

• hope in the face of disappointment

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which descriptions were used as a direct characterization for Nancy Lee?

• "She was smart, pretty and brown..."

• "She...had taken part in the senior musical in a soft, velvety voice, and had never seemed to intrude or stand out, except in pleasant ways..."

• "She is boastful and does not want to befriend other colored girls."

• "She stood high in scholarship,..."

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