March Book 1 Quiz

Who is the author of the book?

• John Lewis

• Jim Lawson

• Diane Nash

• Thurgood Marshall

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Match the following characters to their description.

• Activist, sit-inner, future congressman

• John Lewis

• Student organizer of sit-ins and marches

• Martin Luther King

• Minister, professor, nonviolence teacher

• Diane Nash

• Lawyer, activist, civil rights leader

• Jim Lawson

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What animal did John care for as a child?

• Cows

• Horses

• Chickens

• Sheep

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did young John sneak out of his house to do as a kid?

• Go to the movies

• Attend marches

• See friends

• Go to school

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Put the events in timeline order

• John organizes and attends sit-ins

• John tries to transfer to Troy state

• John is arrested

• John Lewis attends the Baptist College

• John meets MLK for the first time

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Why is the death of Emmett Till so impactful for John?

• Because he is the same age as Emmett.

• Because he is also a black boy living in the South.

• Because Emmett's death was so public.

• All of the answers.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

True or False: Segregation in the 1960s was only happening in the South.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

After being arrested for sit-ins, John and his fellow activists were offered two choices of punishment. Which one did they choose?

• Pay a fine.

• Serve time in a work camp.

• Nothing. There was no punishment.

• The death penalty.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Complete the quote: "I was not ​ (a)   . I felt ​ (b)   , ​ (c)   -- like I had ​ (d)   over.

• afraid
• free
• liberated
• crossed

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What was the selective buying campaign?

• The choice to not buy from white-owned businesses.

• The choice to not buy from black-owned businesses.

• The choice to only buy local.

• The choice to not buy at all.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9