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WTWW Ch. 17-23

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On the night of April 4, 1968, what happened in Memphis, TN?

a)

the church was bombed

b)

MLK was murdered

c)

the March on Washington occurred

d)

Bobby Kennedy was shot

2.

Reverend Shuttlesworth said what would have to happen in order to gain freedom?

a)

forgiveness

b)

people die

c)

the end of the KKK

d)

the death of Governor Wallace

3.

Fill in the blank: "______ could blot out all the ugly and painful things around me." -Carolyn

a)

A gun

b)

God

c)

A drink

d)

Death

4.

Who was James Earl Ray?

a)

a KKK member who shot MLK

b)

a KKK member who shot JFK

c)

a petty criminal that shot MLK

d)

a petty criminal that shot RFK

5.

Who was shot just 62 days after Dr. King?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Bobby Kennedy

c)

James Earl Ray

d)

Reverend Shuttlesworth

6.

What is Carolyn's husband's nickname?

a)

Romeo

b)

Je-Romeo

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Rome

7.

Where did Carolyn meet her husband?

a)

Birmingham

b)

Atlanta

c)

Memphis

d)

Fisk University

8.

Why is Carolyn depressed?

a)

because MLK, JFK, & RFK were killed

b)

because her grandfather died

c)

because she witnessed her friends' deaths

d)

because her daughter died

9.

What does Carolyn drink daily?

a)

Coca-Cola

b)

orange juice

c)

vodka

d)

wine

10.

Where does Jerome transfer to (the first time)?

a)

Warner Robbins

b)

Macon

c)

Savannah

d)

Atlanta

11.

Who unexpectedly shows up and catches Carolyn drinking?

a)

her daughters

b)

her neighbor

c)

her mother

d)

her husband

12.

Who does Carolyn call while drinking?

a)

her husband

b)

her mother

c)

the suicide hotline

d)

her boss

13.

Who dies of a stroke in 1971?

a)

Carolyn's mother

b)

Carolyn's sister

c)

Carolyn's daughter

d)

Carolyn's grandfather

14.

What does Carolyn's name mean?

a)

righteous fire

b)

mighty thunder

c)

strong one

d)

leader

15.

What are her two daughters' names?

a)

Leigh and Joya

b)

Joya and Cynthia

c)

Leigh and Addie

d)

Cynthia and Sarah

16.

What almost happens to one of her daughters?

a)

she is almost kidnapped

b)

she is almost run over by a bus

c)

she is almost hit by a car

d)

she is almost killed by a Klan member

17.

How many days did it take for Carolyn to stop drinking?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

14

d)

15

18.

Who is she grateful to for helping her live through her drinking?

a)

MLK

b)

her husband

c)

her daughters

d)

God

19.

What is the name of the first man who is arrested for the bombing of Sixteenth Street Church?

a)

Bobby Frank Cherry

b)

Robert Chambliss

c)

Bill Baxley

d)

William Cobbs

20.

Who are the two witnesses in the first trial for the 16th Street bombing?

a)

Sarah and Cynthia

b)

Carolyn and Elizabeth Cobbs (niece)

c)

Elizabeth Cobbs (niece) and Sarah

d)

Carolyn and Sarah

21.

Did Carolyn believe that the bomb was meant to harm anyone and why?

a)

Yes, because they used a lot of dynamite

b)

No, because the bomb was handmade

c)

Yes, because the caller said "three minutes"

d)

No, because only 1 stick of dynamite was used

22.

What was the first man arrested's nickname?

a)

Dynamite Bob

b)

Bombing Mike

c)

Grenade Cherry

d)

Dynamite Mike

23.

Who did Chambliss write to from jail?

a)

MLK

b)

the pastor of 16th St. Church

c)

Carolyn

d)

the FBI

24.

What is the name of Elizabeth Cobb's book?

a)

Long Time Coming

b)

We'll Be Coming

c)

My Side of the 16th Street Bombing

d)

While the World Watched

25.

Where do Carolyn and Jerome end up transferring to in the end?

a)

Chicago

b)

Macon

c)

Warner Robbins

d)

Birmingham

26.

Why is Carolyn given the job at BellSouth?

a)

because her father works there

b)

because they need a certain number of black employees

c)

because she was the top of her class

d)

because they needed more women

27.

What did "private" mean in Birmingham?

a)

members only

b)

whites only

c)

men only

d)

rich only

28.

What does Carolyn do when they can't go to the public swimming pool?

a)

she sues the owners of the pool

b)

she destroys the pool

c)

she made a pool in the backyard

d)

she went to the pool anyway

29.

What was the problem between the black and white kids on the school buses in Birmingham?

a)

the black kids would yell "black power" on the bus

b)

they would insult each other's families

c)

the white kids dressed as the KKK

d)

the black kids sat at the front of the bus

30.

Why could anyone not afford to "settle for the status quo?"

a)

because too many had sacrificed their lives for the cause

b)

because they had already spent too much time on the cause

c)

because it would only get worse if they settle

31.

Carolyn was given a subpoena for who's trial?

a)

Bobby Cherry

b)

Robert Chambliss

c)

Bill Baxley

d)

Rodger Bass

32.

Did Carolyn testifying for or against the defense?

a)

for

b)

against

33.

Did Carolyn have a choice to either testify or not?

a)

yes

b)

no

34.

What would happen to Carolyn if she did not testify?

a)

nothing

b)

she would be arrested

c)

the trial would be rescheduled

d)

she would have to provide a reason

35.

What is Carolyn most afraid of with testifying?

a)

afraid for her own safety

b)

afraid of seeing him

c)

afraid for the safety of her family

d)

afraid of not remembering everything that happened

36.

Who called Carolyn the morning of the trial?

a)

Bobby Cherry's attorney

b)

Carolyn's attorney

c)

the judge

d)

her father

37.

Who surrounded Jerome and Carolyn when they go to the courthouse?

a)

reporters

b)

Cherry's family

c)

Carolyn's brothers

d)

the KKK

38.

Who introduces themself to Carolyn in the holding room during the trial?

a)

Cherry's grandson

b)

Robert Chambliss

c)

Bill Baxley

d)

Cherry's pastor

39.

Who testified against Bobby Cherry?

a)

his ex-wife

b)

Carolyn

c)

Sarah

d)

Elizabeth Cobbs

40.

At the trial, a video is shown with Cherry beating a man up with brass knuckles. Who is that man?

a)

MLK

b)

JFK

c)

Carolyn's brother

d)

Reverend Shuttlesworth

41.

What did Cherry say at the end of the trial?

a)

everyone was lying

b)

nothing

c)

he admitted that he was guilty of the bombing

d)

he said he hadn't meant anyone to get killed

42.

Who died a few days after Cherry's trial?

a)

Carolyn's father

b)

Cynthia's mom

c)

Carole's mom

d)

Sarah

43.

At what location, did Carolyn serve on the board of directors?

a)

the Civil Rights Institute

b)

the African American Museum of History

c)

the Black Power Association

d)

the Freedom Museum

44.

Who wrote the letter Carolyn found in Sixteenth Street Baptist Church?

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Reverend Shuttlesworth

c)

Pastor C. L. Fisher

d)

James Earl Ray

45.

After reading the letter she found, what did Carolyn decide to do?

a)

go to divinity school

b)

raise money to fix Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

c)

work at the Delta to help young black women

d)

she sued the city of Birmingham

46.

How much money did they raise for the church?

a)

$100,000

b)

almost $4 million

c)

$1.5 million

d)

$650,000

47.

What happens to Sixteenth Street Church at the end of Chapter 23?

a)

it is bulldozed down and a new church is built

b)

it becomes a historic national monument

c)

it is forgotten

48.

What degree does Carolyn end up receiving?

a)

business

b)

sociology

c)

psychology

d)

seminary

49.

What unexpected place does Carolyn end up working at at the end of WTWW?

a)

Princeton Hospital

b)

a community swimming pool

c)

BellSouth

d)

16th Street Baptist Church

50.

What hymn does Carolyn end the novel with?

a)

"I Want Jesus to Walk with Me"

b)

"It is Well with My Soul"

c)

"The Lord's Prayer"

d)

"Hallelujah"