Bombing of Black Wall St.

Which statement best describes the thesis of the selection?

• Buck Colbert Franklin is solely responsible for bringing a long-forgotten story to the national spotlight.

• Several unfortunate and racially charged events culminated in a single incident: the 1921 racial massacre in Tulsa.

• Eyewitness accounts about the 1921 racial massacre in Tulsa shed light on an event that history has suppressed.

• American history has made progress in exposing all the events that place its history in an unfavorable light.

Which sentence from the selection best supports the thesis?

• The ten-page manuscript is typewritten, on yellowed legal paper, and folded in thirds. (paragraph 1)

• Franklin led an extraordinary life; from his youth in what was then Indian Territory to his practice of law in 20th-century Tulsa, he was witness to changes in politics, law, and race relations which transformed the southwest. (paragraph 6)

• As in other places, the Tulsa race riot started with newspaper reports that a black man had assaulted a white elevator operator. (paragraph 15)

• The Tulsa race riots aren't mentioned in most American history textbooks, and many people don't know that they happened. (paragraph 24)

Read this part of paragraph 5. "The sidewalks were literally covered with burning turpentine balls. I knew all too well where they came from, and I knew all too well why every burning building first caught from the top," he continues. What is the effect of the repetition of the word burning in this passage?

• It highlights the danger of the situation.

• It illustrates the ambiguity of the events.

• It suggests that more violent actions will come.

• It underscores the residents’ desire for vengeance.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

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Choose the answer option that correctly uses a participial phrase in the underlined section in the sentence below. Tulsa residents struggled to rebuild, so they relied on community members for help.

• and they were working hard to create a new community

• even though they wanted a new life

• finding it hard to pick up the pieces of their lives

• correct as is

Read the dictionary entry. decimate /ˈdɛsɪˌmeɪt/ v. 1. to select by lot and kill one in every ten of 2. to inflict great destruction or damage on 3. to reduce markedly in amount 4. to exact a tax of 10 percent from Which definition best matches the meaning of the word decimated as it is used in paragraph 19?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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Franklin uses the word massacre in paragraph 20 to highlight the fact that —

• Black people did not initiate the systematic attack against them

• the attack in Tulsa was an unfortunate accident

• Tulsa has a long history of violence against marginalized groups

• white people accused Black people of initiating the violent incident

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CCSS.RI.8.8

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How does the author develop her ideas in paragraph 21?

• She analyzes the types of artifacts that were collected and questions what they mean.

• She compares the artifacts that were collected with artifacts from other massacres.

• She describes each collected artifact and then explains their collective significance.

• She states that artifacts were collected and then describes some of the specific ones.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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Which two highlighted words or phrases from paragraph 1 of the selection convey a dramatic tone?

• typewritten

• eyewitness account

• racial massacre

• searing

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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How does Buck Colbert Franklin's firsthand account of the bombing of Tulsa most contribute to the selection?

• Franklin's account reflects the complexity and variety of the author's narrative style.

• It presents the only evidence of how Tulsa was destroyed and so many people died.

• His account makes an ordinary description of an important historical event engaging.

• It adds realism through Franklin's vivid description of his experiences of the bombing.

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CCSS.RI.8.10

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Read the dictionary entry. Which definition best matches the meaning of the word suppressed as it is used in paragraph 28?

"suppress \sə-prĕs´\ v 1. to put an end to forcibly; subdue 2. to keep from being revealed, published, or circulated 3. to restrain the growth, activity, or release of 4. to deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind"

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4