Long Walk to Freedom - GMS

This excerpt is written in ____________ tense, from a(n) ____________ point of view.

• past; first person

• present; first person

• past; third person

• present; third person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The people named in the following passage are most likely __________.

"..it produced the Oliver Tambos, the Walter Sisulus, the Chief Luthulis, the Yusuf Dadoos, the Bram Fischers, the Robert Sobukwes of our time — men of such extraordinary courage, wisdom, and generosity..."

• Activists from other countries

• Former presidents of South Africa

• White people who were against Mandela's cause

• Activists for South Africa's Civils Rights movement

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Mandela’s tone toward his oppressors can be best described as ___________.

• forgiving

• hateful

• angry

• appreciative

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which passage from the text most strongly supports the idea that freedom is something people take for granted until it is gone?

• “...when I discovered as a young man that my freedom had already been taken from me, I began to hunger for it.”

• “I walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way.”

• “The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to be oppressed.”

• “But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibility..."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is the definition of Apartheid?

• Dramatic change

• Violence or cruelty

• Toughness or strength

• Policy of racial segregation against blacks

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The title "A Long Walk to Freedom" uses what type of literary device?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Symbolism

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When Mandela refers to the list of other activists who helped in ending apartheid, what literary device is being used?

• allusion

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which of the following best describes what a boycott is?

• Writing a song about peace and singing it at a protest

• Refusing to eat at a certain restaurant because the business is racist

• Protesting against the White House with signs

• Refusing to go to work until the employees receive a raise in pay

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What was the purpose for Mandela writing "A Long Walk to Freedom"?

• To entertain other people

• To persuade people to rise up against their oppressors and attack

• To encourage his people to continue making progress towards freedom

• To show his bitterness towards his country's oppressors

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

intensify or improve the quality of something

• inauguration

• enhance

• transformation

• obligation

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4