Let Us Vote! Quiz

1. What does the word democracy mean when Lucy says, “We are sending our sons and husbands to fight for democracy overseas. Yet we are thrown in jail for demanding democracy at home?”

• the fight for women to have the right to vote
• the right for all people to have a voice in their government by voting
• the government’s right to arrest people for saying the wrong thing
• the belief that some people are more important than others

2. The suffragists in the play can best be described as __________.

• determined
• welcoming
• quiet
• weak

3. Which phrase from the story supports the correct answer to question 2?

• “A group of suffragists, including Aunt Kate, stand silently nearby.”
• “. . . I swore I would do anything to make this country a better place . . .”
• “Tell your father I won’t be home for dinner.”
• “They are weak and lean on each other.”

4. How does Franny feel when she learns her mother was a suffragist?

• angry
• disappointed
• surprised
• proud

5. Which of the following describes how others responded to the protesters in the play?

• The president supported their cause.
• All men disagreed with their cause.
• Most bystanders helped them.
• The courts were often unfair to them.

6. Which line from the play supports the correct answer to question 5?

• Bystander 3: Who will raise the children if the women start voting?
• Franny: They should be ashamed.
• Uncle Walter: They were arrested for picketing, but the court won’t admit that.
• Roy: You look like a ghost.

7. Which is NOT true, based on the sidebar “How Black Women Stood Up for Justice”?

• Suffragists fought for equality, but they did not treat everyone equally.
• All women were treated equally during the suffragist movement.
• Ida B. Wells refused to be treated differently by white women.
• Black suffragists created their own groups.

8. Which BEST shows an important message of the play?

• Creating change is often easy.
• Everything must stop when a country is at war.
• The government is fair to everyone.
• Sometimes people must fight for what is right.

9. �How does the Prologue help readers understand the rest of the play?

10. �Describe what happens to change Franny’s beliefs about the women’s suffrage movement. Use details from the play to support your answer.