Growing Up on Alcatraz
Authored by Thomas Johnson
English
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What triggered Jolene awake early in the morning on June 12, 1962?
A loud siren
A phone call
The sound of waves
A knock on the door
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Alcatraz before it became a federal penitentiary?
A tourist attraction
A lighthouse
An uninhabited rocky island
A military base
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Alcatraz turned into a maximum-security prison in the 1930s?
To use as a military base
To house political prisoners
To reassure Americans about rising crime
To conduct scientific research
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many men tried to escape from Alcatraz over 29 years?
48
24
36
52
Tags
CCSS.6.RP.A.3B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was unique about the children's life on Alcatraz compared to other American kids?
They had fewer rules
They had more rules than the inmates
They were allowed to play with toy weapons
They attended school on the island
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did children of Alcatraz do each morning?
Boarded a boat to San Francisco for school
Went fishing
Played in the playground
Listened to the radio
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who did Roy Chandler boast about shaking hands with?
Clarence Anglin
John Anglin
Frank Morris
Al "Scarface" Capone
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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