Epilogue of The Watsons Go To Birmingham

1.     Based on the information in paragraph 3, the reader can infer that –

• a.     city laws were designed after the laws of the country (federal laws)

• b.     the sit-ins and boycotts were usually unplanned by organizers

• c.     the South did not follow the laws of the country (federal laws)

• d.     most people who worked to end discrimination became famous

     According to paragraph 3, what is one reason that protests ended in violence?

• a.     The police were skilled at handling large, angry crowds.

• b.     Protests were designed to cause conflict and create tension

• c.     Those who were against segregation generally avoided the rallies and marches.

• d.     Only African Americans participated in these protest activities.

     In paragraph 3, the word interstate means—

• a.     connecting or involving different states

• b.     a major highway that connects big cities

• c.     events within a particular state

• d.     a highway built with federal funds

     Which of the following excerpts from the essay describes the reason for the civil rights movement?

• a.     Although…the Constitution had been amended after the Civil War to extend the rights and protections of citizenship to African Americans, changing the law of the land did not always change the way people behaved. (Paragraph 1)

• b.     They adopted many of the techniques that Mohandas Gandhi had used to liberate India from British rule. (Paragraph 3)

• c.     However, there were many unsolved bombings in Birmingham at the time of the story… (Paragraph 4)

• d.     The individuals who supported the civil rights movement took great risk to force American to change. (Paragraph 6)

5.     What does the word quest mean in paragraph 7?

• a.     An adventurous journey by medieval knights

• b.     A search for something, especially a long and difficult one

• c.     To follow the track of an animal that is being hunted

• d.     An objective to be achieved in a computer game

1.     According to paragraph 6, Rosa Parks fought back against discrimination in—

• a.     housing

• b.     restaurants

• c.     schools

• d.     transportation

1.     The author’s main purpose in writing this epilogue is to –

• a.     explain the historical context surrounding a true story

• b.     express his anger over racial discrimination in the 1960s

• c.     inspire young people who read the novel to fight for justice

• d.     persuade readers to research the Civil Rights Movement