Ch. 1-2 Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

By the time the narrator was fifteen years old, how many times had they been in jail?

What did the Ku Klux Klan do in other black neighborhoods?

• They provided support and protection.

• They organized community events.

• They intimidated and attacked residents.

• They helped improve infrastructure.

How did the narrator feel about their father's decision after their mother's death?

• The narrator felt relieved about their father's decision.

• The narrator was angry about their father's decision.

• The narrator was indifferent to their father's decision.

• The narrator was supportive of their father's decision.

Who moved in after the mother's funeral according to the passage?

• The father

• The brother

• The grandma

• The aunt

What did the grandmother say to encourage the children?

• Keep trying, you can do it!

• It's time to give up.

• You should rest now.

• Let's play a game instead.

Who first took the narrator to hear Dr. King?

In what year did the narrator first hear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

Dr. King was talking about ______ during his speech.

• civil rights

• environmental issues

• economic policies

• foreign affairs

The audience reacted when Dr. King began to speak.

• They were silent.

• They applauded.

• They booed.

• They left the venue.

What was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talking about in the meeting on January 2, 1965?

• Civil Rights Movement

• Vietnam War

• Economic Policies

• Education Reform