Copy of Our Friend, Martin

The boys have gone back in time to meet _________.

• Hank Aaron

• Colin Powell

• Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Martin said ___________ wouldn't solve anything.

• hate

• avoidance

• fear

Martin graduated high school at ____.

• 15

• 18

• 12

______________, Blacks and Whites weren't allowed to eat together.  

• In the west

• In the south

• In the north

Like his father, Martin always tried to ____.

• finish his homework before dinner

• save money

• do good things for others

In 1956 Montgomery, Alabama, black people had to move if a white person wanted their seat on the bus.  

• false

• true

Why did the black citizens of Montgomery decide to stop riding the buses?

• Because it was a form of discrimination and they hoped that the boycott would get people to change that law.

• Because the bus fare was too high.

• Because doctors encouraged people to walk for exercise.

Why was Martin's house bombed?

• To make Martin's neighbors mad.

• It was an accident.

• To intimidate Martin.

Martin encouraged people to use violent protest.

• True.

• False.  Martin believed that nonviolent protest was the solution.

In many places in the South, blacks and whites were not allowed to eat in the same place.  When blacks peacefully tried to use the white eating areas anyway, it was called ___.

• a counter call

• a sit in

• a protest lunch