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

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

Who is the main character of the novel?

• Mr. Clark

• Mr. Johnson

• Leon's dad

• Leon Tillage

Which words best describe the main character?

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

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

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

The CONFLICT of a story means:

• the main idea

• the problem

• the solution

• the setting

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.

Which word means the same as SEGREGATE?

• same
• equal
• separate
• unite

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

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