A Child of Slavery Who Taught a Generation

RI 9.4-Part A:What does the phrase "ginned up" most likely mean as used in paragraph 19 of " A Child of Slavery Who Taught a Generation?"

• Fabricated or invented to amuse or entertain
• announced or reported
• revealed or uncovered through investigative research
• created or produced under false pretenses

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RI 9.1- Part B: Which phrase provides the best support for the answer to "ginned up" in paragraph 19 of "A Child of Slavery Who Taught a Generation?"

• "a terrible personal cost"
• "the charges were laughable"
• "prominent people came forward to testify"
• "rumors remained on the front pages"

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RI 9.4- In the article "A Child of Slavery Who Taught a Generation," what does the word "superbly" mean in paragraph 4?

• excellently
• poorly
• moderate
• average

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RI 9.4- What does Booker T. Washington mean by "cast down your bucket where you are," in the article "Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Dubois?"

• African-Americans should strive to lead the country.
• White people should fetch water for the black man.
• African-Americans should be satisfied with vocational opportunities. 
• African-Americans should insist on political power, civil rights, and higher education for their youth. 

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RI 9.2- Which of the following best describes the central idea of Booker T. Washington's argument?

• People need to fight for their rights.
• Always challenge higher powers. 
• Coexist with your neighbor and fight for economic advancement.
• Never forgive or forget what someone has done to you. 

RI 9.2- Which of the following best describes the central idea of W.E.B. Dubois's argument about Washington's effects on black lives?

• Dubois believed African-Americans should not have political power or civil rights. 
• Dubois believed that political power, civil rights, and education were essential.
• Dubois thought that black people should beg white people to get along and work together. 
• Dubois did not support young African-Americans getting a college education. 

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RI 9.2- Which of the following best describes a central idea of the text " A Child of Slavery Who Taught a Generation?"

• What can be learned is only as good as those who teach.
• Dedication can raise one to great heights.
• Education is the best path to success. 
• We must strive to remember history and educate ourselves. 

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RI 9.1- Which quote from Washington's speech best supports his view that whites should hire blacks for labor instead of immigrants?

• "Cast it down in making friends with the Southern white man" (paragraph 3)
• "It is at the bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top" (paragraph 3)
• "We shall stand by you with a devotion that no foreigner can approach" (paragraph 4)
• "In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers" (paragraph 4) 

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RI 9.1- Which quote from Dubois's excerpt from "A Child of Slavery Who Taught a Generation" best supports the view that Anna Cooper was a key component to the success of Dunbar High School?

• "She knew it could be done because she had her own life as a powerful example."
• "If it were not for Anna J. Cooper, the school would not have moved in the direction it did."
• "She was an avid learner, first the Episcopal-run private school she attended while at home, and later as a stellar student at Oberlin College in Ohio."
• "He has made it his mission to restore Dunbar to its glory days."

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