Wordsmiths (Pages 114-117) 5th Grade Wonders

How did Lucy Terry and her husband solve the problem with neighbors who tried to claim her land as their own?

• They bawled.

• They took their neighbors to court to address the "situation".

• Terry and Ajibah called law enforcement.

• They published poems together.

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To summarize the author, Lucy Terry brought words to life through her poems. What does the phrase "brought words to life mean"?

• It means...created a powerful image or feeling with words

• It means...revitalized books.

• It means...acted out the words.

• It means...wrote down words.

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What made Lucy Terry stand out amongst other people who lived during colonial times?

• She became free from slavery, bought land, eventually had more rights, and is the first known African American female poet.

• Lucy was brought from Africa and enslaved.

• Lucy wasn't remarkable.

• When she died people didn't remember her or write an obituary.

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Lucy Terry was a problem solver as well as a poet. She was respected by many people. What can you infer about Lucy Terry?

• Lucy was poor and unfortunate. Slavery ruined her life forever.

• Her poems were published immediately and we can read many of them today.

• People celebrated Lucy Terry because she was well-spoken, wise, and able to educate others through her words.

• She didn't care about social equality, she only cared about her own personal problems.

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As a poet, what problem did Wheatley have?

• She couldn't focus on a topic to write her poetry about.

• She had to prove herself, and at first, no one in Boston published her poetry.

• She had too many publishers printing her words in Boston.

• She made a collection of poems that nobody wanted to read.

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What was the solution to Wheatley's problem with Boston publishers? How did she get her poems out to the public?

• She had to do better poetry, her work wasn't not good enough for publishers to print.

• She had to go to other newspapers in the colonies.

• She had to move to England to speak to publishers there, and she needed the help from a friend of the family in 1773.

• She self-published.

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How did George Washington feel about Phyllis Wheatley?

• He respected her work, and wished to meet her in the future.

• He was not impressed.

• He didn't put emphasis on her talents.

• He was too busy with being a general to respond to her letters.

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What quotation cited below best shows George Washington's response to Phyllis Wheatley as positive?

• "I shall be happy to see a person so favourd by the muses..."

• "however undeserving I may be".

• "For the fate of black brothers and sisters still suffering under slavery."

• "Love of freedom; it is impatient of Oppression and pants* for Deliverance..."

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What is the central idea of the entire text "Wordsmiths"?

• "In this remarkable woman there was an assemblage of qualities rarely to be found..."

• "When she returned to colonial America, Wheatley gained her freedom."

• "Lucy Terry Prince and Phyllis Wheatley, both born in the 1700's, were problem solvers who addressed a variety of diverse topics."

• "Remembered as a woman who brought words to life, Terry died in 1821 in Sunderland, Vermont."

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What genre is this text?

• Expository

• Realistic Fiction

• Argumentative

• Narrative Nonfiction

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