Ida and Ject

How does the train scene contribute to the author's explanation of Ida B. Well's lifetime?

• The train scene illustrates the unfair treatment and hostility people of color faced and against which Ida B. Wells fought.

• The scene serves as the last straw, motivating Ida B. Wells to speak out against injustice.

• The scene on the train illustrates the heightening tensions between blacks and whites during Wells' life.

• The scene on the train provides an example of the daily injustice of segregation in transportation,which, according to the text, was just starting at this time in Wells' life.

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Comprehending a text

Which of the following statements best describes a central idea of the text?

• Ida B. Wells was an amazing journalist and should be better appreciated.

• Escaping a problem doesn't solve it, even if it keeps you safe.

• Post-Civil War United States, especially in the South, was an unjust place for former slaves.

• Ida B. Wells faced discrimination and, spurred by tragedy, spoke out against it.

Which statement best describes the event at the beginning of the story that upsets Ida?

• White men in Memphis murder several black men in a violent robbery.

• A white mob kills several innocent black men including Ida's friend.

• A white mob brags about murdering several black strangers in Memphis.

• White men in Memphis threaten to kill Ida's family.

How does Ida respond to her friend's lynching?

• She publishes an article encouraging people to destroy the businesses of white lynchers.

• She writes an emotional article encouraging white Southerners to put an end to lynching.

• She lobbies Southern lawmakers to outlaw lynching

• She encourages her readers to stop supporting Southern businesses while lynchings continue.

What resulted from Ida's newspaper articles?

• Memphis, then other cities, passed anti-lynching laws to protect its black citizens.

• Ida was threatened with murder if he ever wrote again, so she stopped writing for American audiences.

• Ida was threatened never to return home, so she continued her anti-lynching work from afar.

• Memphis banned Ida for several years, though she kept writing and eventually returned home.

Ida B. Wells is remembered…

• as the first leader of the eventually successful anti-lynching movement.

• for her tireless work to end lynching, which she achieved before she died.

• as the first nationally successful female journalist in America.

• for being the first to speak out against lynching in the United States.

What is the meaning of the word "conjecture"?

• To express disappointment

• To throw away

• To make an uneducated guess

• To refuse or decline

What does the word "deject" mean?

• To throw away forcefully

• To feel sad or discouraged

• To reject someone's opinion

• To project into the future

Which word is NOT derived from the root "ject"?

• Subject

• Reject

• Eject

• Projectile