Phillis Wheatley

How old was Phillis Wheatley when she was sold into slavery?

• 5 or 6

• 7 or 8

• 3 or 4

• 9 or 10

What future President did to write an open letter and publish in a newspaper?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Phillis Wheatley was freed by her owners.

• True

• False

How many languages did she learn?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

1. Which of the following inferences is best supported by the first line of the poem?

   1. Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land,’

• 1. The speaker considers being brought from Africa to America to be a blessing.

• 1. Mercy is the name of a large ship.

• 1. America is a land of Pagans.

• 1. The speaker is unsure about the journey to America.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

1. The following passage (lines 5-6) mainly refers to .

   Some view our sable race with scornful eye,
   “Their colour is a diabolic die.”

• 1. negative views towards African people

• dark, black-dyed clothing

• 1. worship of evil Pagan gods

• 1. ambivalence concerning a certain race

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which statement is false?

• Enslaved people were never sold

  in the northern colonies.

• In some colonies, enslaved

  people were allowed in white

  people’s churches.

• Educating enslaved people in the

  South was against the law.

• Enslaved people were called

  property.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.9

What was unusual about Wheatley’s

life with her owners?

• She had to live in the barn.

• She learned to read and write.

• She was a servant to the owner’s

  wife.

• She tried to run away from her

  owners.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.9

Why was it difficult for Wheatley to

find a publisher for her poems?

• Publishers didn’t believe that an

  enslaved person wrote them.

• Publishers were afraid they

  would lose money on her book

  of poems.

• People did not enjoy reading her poems.

• both A and B