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"Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does "twixt" mean in the following sentence:
"I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon"
a)
between
b)
fix
c)
inside
d)
about
2.
Which is NOT an argument Truth makes as to why women and men should have equal rights? 
a)
Women can do anything men can do. 
b)
Christ was born from God and a woman
c)
Women are smarter than men
3.
According to Truth, what is the “fix” that white men are in? What details does Truth use to support that idea?
a)
The “fix” is that both African Americans and women are starting to fight for their rights, which will change the role that white men have had. 
b)
Only African Americns are fighting for rights which changes the role for women.
c)
Only White people are fighting for the rights of African American
d)
Only Soujourner is attemempting to fight for eqaul rights for women.
4.

Complete this cause-and-effect.

Cause: I have borne thirteen children, and seen them most all sold off to slavery

a)

Nobody ever helps me.

b)

I cried out with my mother’s grief.

c)

And ain’t I a woman?

d)

I could work as much and eat as much as a man.

5.

What does the bolded term mean in the following sentence:

"Well, children, where these is so much racket there must be something out of kilter."

a)

noise; liveliness; a loud unpleasent noise

b)

out of harmony or balance

c)

to have turned up the earth with a plow

d)

none of these

6.

What does the bolded term mean in the following sentence:

"Well, children, where these is so much racket there must be something out of kilter."

a)

noise; liveliness; a loud unpleasent noise

b)

out of harmony or balance

c)

to have turned up the earth with a plow

d)

none of these

7.

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

"If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?"

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Allusion

d)

Parallelism

8.

The phrase "ain't I a woman" is repeated several times in paragraph two of her speech. Why does she repeat this phrase? What effect does it have on the reader?

a)

The phrase is repeated because people do not believe she is a woman due to the fact that she acts like a man. People believe her because she is so insistent.

b)

She was clearly upset that women did not have the same rights as men. It shows that she was unstable and could not speak well.

c)

She repeats the phrase to make a point; she does not get the same treatment as white women, yet she can do as much (if not more) as a man. It shows she does not need any special treatment because she is a woman.