My Brother Martin

The author's purpose in writing this story is to

• persuade people.

• inform people about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s childhood.

• entertain people about Martin Luther King Jr.

• persuade readers to visit Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood home.

The King children loosened the legs on teh piano bench because they

• liked to saw pieces of wood

• thought the piano bench was too tall

• needed wood for a school project

• wanted to avoid piano lessons

Because of the laws that treated black people unfairly, Martin's father decided to

• keep his children close to home

• explain the laws to his children

• move away from Atlanta

• give up his career as a minister

Which event first showed the King children that some people treated African Americans unfairly?

• They were kicked off a streetcar.

• Their white friends were not allowed to play with them.

• They were forced to sit in the balcony of a theater.

• Their piano teacher stopped giving them lessons.

Which event gave the King children hope for the future?

• Their mother told them that someday things would be better.

• The WHITES ONLY signs were removed from City Hall.

• Their mother started to become a successful musician.

• They saw local policemen treat their father with respect.

Martin's father reacted to the unfair laws against black people by

• pretending the laws did not exist

• telling his children to be quiet and safe

• becoming sad and angry

• speaking out against hatred and injustice

Our family AVOIDED streetcars. What does the word AVOIDED mean?

• Liked very much.

• Rode on.

• Stayed away from.

• Collected

A system called SEGREGATION sought to keep black people down. The word SEGREGATION mean

• training people to work certain jobs

• separating one group of people from others

• dividing a city into parts based on how much money they had

• living together happily in one common place

Certain places in our country had UNFAIR laws. The word UNFAIR means

• fair again

• very fair

• one who is fair

• not fair

My ANCESTORS came from Africa. What does the word ANCESTORS mean?

• People who came before this current generation.

• People who were born yesterday.

• Your brothers and sisters.

• Your mom and dad.