Fast-Moving Tide: Eleven Years of Civil Right Achievements

Which statement best describes the connection between Diane Nash and Ben West?

• Nash caused West to examine his values.

• Nash and West were both Freedom Riders.

• West met Nash at her first sit-in.

• Both were activist leaders in Nashville.

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Which statement is most important in developing the central idea of the text as presented in paragraph 1?

• Jim Crow laws mandated separate drinking fountains.

• Nonviolent methods such as sit-ins helped change public policy.

• Activists were often arrested at sit-ins.

• The mayor of Nashville met with activists.

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Which three parts of the selection support the author's purpose in showing the successes of the civil rights movement?

• Description of voter registration in 1964 election

• Details about attacks on activists

• Discussion of student sit-ins in Nashville

• Description of Jim Crow law

• Details about March on Selma in 1965

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Select the answer choice from the drop-down menu that correctly completes the sentence.

The quote _____________________ best supports the idea that group action was successful.

• "The Nashville sit-ins lasted from February to May of 1960"

• "At that point, thousands of students marched to City Hall"

• "an agreement was worked out to open...lunch counters to African Americans"

• "Mayor West realize[d] that this was 'a moral question...a man has to answer"

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In the title, why did the author most likely use the phrase fast-moving tide?

• to compare the speed of events with something unstoppable in nature

• to compare the courage of civil rights activists to that of athletes

• to give an idea of the size of the crowds in civil rights demonstrations

• to imply that civil rights activists supported environmental rights also

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What key concept is developed in paragraph 2?

• Jim Crow laws were enforced from 1954 to 1965.

• Jim Crow laws had broad impact.

• Many activists believed in nonviolent, direct action.

• Jim Crow laws were national laws.

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How does paragraph 8 support the author's main points about the civil rights movement?

• By using a simile for the struggle against Jim Crow laws

• By detailing the planning that led up to several important events

• By comparing and contrasting two important civil rights events

• By presenting several events in chronological order leading to Jim Crow regulations being overturned

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Why is the school integration decree in 1954 NOT the strongest example for Platt's central idea as expressed in paragraph 1?

• Segregated schools were not mandated by Jim Crow laws.

• It happened outside of the eleven-year period given in the article.

• It was not brought about by groups of marchers or demonstrators.

• The integration decree did not affect most families' daily lives.

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