The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

What did young Mary Walker dream of when she watched the swallow-tailed kites?

• Becoming a teacher

• Being free

• Traveling the world

• Owning a plantation

What was the main challenge Mary faced after the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Learning to read immediately

• Finding her lost family members

• Securing food, clothes, and shelter

• Traveling to the North

How did Mary Walker support her family after her first marriage?

• By working as a sharecropper

• By writing books

• By running a small business

• By working as a teacher

At what age did Mary Walker decide to learn to read?

• 68

• 90

• 114

• 121

What did Mary Walker compare flying to?

• Reading

• Singing

• Dancing

• Cooking

What was one of the gifts Mary received in her later years?

• A radio

• A new house

• A car

• A scholarship

What did Mary Walker do at her birthday celebrations?

• Danced with guests

• Read from her Bible

• Sang songs

• Cooked for everyone

What did the historical marker in Chattanooga commemorate?

• Mary's first airplane ride

• Mary's life and achievements

• Mary's favorite books

• Mary's family history

How many presidents did Mary Walker live through?

• 30

• 26

• 20

• 15

What was the name of the literacy movement Mary joined?

• Chattanooga Literacy Initiative

• Calm the Chattanooga Area Literacy Movement

• Tennessee Reading Program

• Walker Literacy Foundation