"Ain't I a Woman?"

What is most closely implied by the phrase “the white men will be in a fix pretty soon” in the following passage (paragraph 1)?

I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.

• The Emancipation Proclamation is sure to have an impact on the financial status of white males.

• Violence is needed in order to take down those who are currently running the country.

• White males are in jeopardy of losing their power if women and blacks obtain the rights they have begun asking for.

• White males will have their problems solved if they listen to Truth’s suggestions.

Sojourner Truth’s “pint and quart” comparisons in paragraphs 3 and 8 add to the development of her speech mainly by fill in the blank___________.

If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full? As for intellect, all I can say is, if a woman have a pint, and a man a quart—why can't she have her little pint full? You need not be afraid to give us our rights for fear we will take too much—for we can't take more than our pint'll hold.

• suggesting that men have nothing to worry about if women are as unintelligent as they believe

• suggesting that the only way for women to become as smart as men is if they are granted equal rights

• criticizing the unequal distribution of wealth in America

• complaining about not being born with the same natural abilities as a man

Which of the following best describes a difference between the two accounts of Sojourner Truth’s speech?

• Gage’s account was published twelve years later, whereas Robinson's was published shortly following Truth's speech.

• Gage’s version was published immediately following the speech, while Robinson’s account did not come out until a decade later.

• Gage’s was published in a traditional daily newspaper, while Robinson’s was put out in an anti-slavery newspaper.

• Gage’s account makes no reference to the Bible, while Robinson’s connects heavily to Biblical passages.

What does the following line mainly reveal (paragraph 11)?

But the women are coming up, blessed be God, and a few of the men are coming up with them.

• he women’s rights movement had very little going for it at the time of the speech.

• There were men who also contributed to the early women’s rights movement.

• If women can not find justice on earth, they will one day get what they deserve in the afterlife.

• Truth concluded her speech by inviting both women and men onto the stage with her.

Which of these inferences about Sojourner Truth is best supported by the text?

• She believes she has proven that she can do more than a man can.

• She did not believe that women were as intelligent as men.

• She sees the women’s rights and emancipation movements as completely separate campaigns.

• She has been fortunate enough to avoid the hardships of slavery.

Which account shares that Sojourner does not know how to read?

• Gage

• Robinson

• Both

• Neither

Which account uses repetition and dialect?

• Gage

• Robinson

• Both

• Neither

What is the best synonym for "spurned?"

• indebted

• between

• rejected

• harvested

The opposing position Truth acknowledges in paragraph 4 is—

• some people do not know where Christ came from.

• all people who believe in Christ should have equal rights

• men deserve more rights than women because Christ was a man.

• the man in black is for women’s rights because Christ wasn’t a woman.

Truth makes a counter argument by—

• saying Christ was created by a woman and God, not man.

• giving examples of women who are more religious than men.

• agreeing with the statement that Christ wasn’t a woman.

• explaining how God is more like a man than a woman.