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While The World Watched Chapters 1-3 Quick Check

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

When and where does Carolyn McKinstry’s story take place?

a)

September 15, 1963 in Birmingham, AL

b)

September 15, 1963 in Montgomery, AL

c)

September 15, 1964 in Birmingham, AL

2.

Which two adjectives best describes Carolyn’s father?

a)

Over-protective, and a disciplinarian

b)

Mean and demanding

c)

Easygoing and playful

d)

Uneducated and unqualified

3.

Read the passage below.

“I had been an active church member of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church as far back as I could remember…My church served as the center of my life. I worshiped there. I socialized there. I even worked there…”


The passage above tells the reader (you) about the __________ of the book.

a)

Audience

b)

Speaker

c)

Purpose

d)

Subject

4.

Which of the following is most likely the main idea in chapter 3, “The Strong One”?

a)

To introduce Carolyn’s relationship with her grandparents and how she realized the true meaning of her name.

b)

To introduce segregation in Birmingham.

c)

To introduce the Carolyn’s relationship with her brothers.

d)

To Introduce the "I Have a Dream Speech."

5.

What was the title of Reverend Cross sermon the morning of the bombing?

a)

“Cooling Water”

b)

“White and Negro are not to segregate together”

c)

"A love that forgives"

6.

In the novel, the author states "Dad earmarked the money from his job for college saving for the six of our kids." The word "earmarked" is an example of which of the following?

a)

Irony

b)

Idiom

c)

Personification

d)

Symbolism

7.

In the novel, the author describes the stained glass windows of the church. One window features "Jesus tenderly held a lamb in his strong arms." This is an example of ___________.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Imagery

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

8.

"I looked up at the stained-glass Jesus window...the bomb had cleanly blown away his face. Nothing else. Just his face." is an example of ___________.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Symbolism

c)

Simile

d)

Idiom