Leon's Story Quiz Prep

The SETTING of a story means

• where the story takes place

• when the story takes place

• who the characters are in the story

• when and where the story takes place

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which best describes the entire SETTING of "Leon's Story"?

• on a farm
• in the south
• Leon's house
• North Carolina in the 1930s through the 1960s

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is the main character of the novel?

• Mr. Clark

• Mr. Johnson

• Leon's dad

• Leon Tillage

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which words best describe the main character?

• hard working and determined
• lazy and angry
• happy and content
• prejudice and mean

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What were some of the struggles that Leon faced growing up?

• poverty
• segregation
• being attacked by racist white people
• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The CONFLICT of a story means:

• the main idea

• the problem

• the solution

• the setting

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What was the MAIN conflict of the story?

• Leon and his family worked as sharecroppers.
• Leon experienced segregation, discrimination, and violence growing up in the South in the early 1900s.
• Leon had to work many odd jobs to help his family survive.
• Leon's father was killed.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which word means the same as SEGREGATE?

• same
• equal
• separate
• unite

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which characters showed kindness to Leon and the other black children?

• the owner of the five and dime
• Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
• the owner of the Tastee Freez
• Mr. and Mrs. Clark

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why did Leon's parents accept the way they were treated and refuse to fight back?

• They were afraid they might get hurt if they argued or fought back.
• They were afraid that the Klansmen would come for them.
• They believed God would punish the white people who treated black people terribly.
• They thought nothing would ever change, so why bother fighting.
• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1