Study guide for Ms barns

One theme of this excerpt is "All people have a strong desire to be free." What is another theme of the excerpt that relates to this idea?

• People must recognize the need to obey the law, even if they disagree with it.

• People may face a serious dilemma when the law interferes with what is right.

• People must bravely stand up against any system they believe is unjust.

• People who break laws often find ways to justify what they have done.

Part A - What is another main theme of the excerpt?

• Society's laws are often outdated.

• Society's laws are based on economic needs.

• Society's laws may lead to harsh consequences.

• Society's laws may conflict with higher values.

Which sentence from the excerpt BEST supports the answer in Part A?

• "I said, paddle ashore the first time a light showed, and tell them pap was behind, coming along with a trading-scow, and was a green hand at the business, and wanted to know how far it was to Cairo."

• *Well, I can tell you it made me all over trembly and feverish, too, to hear him, because I begun to get it through my head that he was most free and who was to blame for it?"

• Pooty soon I'll be a-shout'n' for joy, en I'll say, it's all on accounts o' Huck; I's a free man, en I couldn't ever ben free ef it hadn' ben for Huck; Huck done it."

• "Your pap's got the small-pox, and you know it precious well."

Which statement should be included in a summary of the excerpt?

• Jim and Huck are worried about missing Caito because it is such a small town.

• Huck can hardly answer the slave hunters because he is so nervous that he might tell them

• Huck is concerned that the slave hunters will know that he is on his way to Cairo and tells them that he has a runaway.

• Tim's excitement about being so near freedom triggers Huck's worries about getting in trouble over helping a slave escape.

Which common theme from American literature appears in the excerpt?

• Individual ambition helped Americans survive.

• The chance for a good life motivated each generation.

• Many different cultures have come to American with successes and failures.

• Individual rights are cornerstones of the American outlook on the world.

"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is a spiritual with a coded meaning related to slaves escaping the South. Given this fact, what is surprising about the mood of the refrain?

D. It is fearful and timid.

• It is scary and suspenseful

• It is lyrical and relaxed.

• It is demanding and rude.

• It is fearful and timid.

How does the chariot in "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" represent an escape from

• It is a wagon with very fast horses.

• It is a wagon driven by slaveowners.

• It is a chariot sent from heaven.

• It is part of the Underground Railroad.

In a spiritual such as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," what does the refrain estab-

lish for the reader?

• a rhyme scheme

• the setting of the song

• the rhythm and mood

• the singer's identity

In "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," what emotion is communicated as you listen to the refrain?

• anger

• boredom

• longing

• fear

In "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," to whom does the singer refer in the following: "If you get there before I do . . . Tell all my friends I'm coming too"?

• relatives who have abandoned her

• slaves who have already escaped

• blacks who were born in the North

• whites on the Underground Railroad