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Mississippi Trial, 1955 Chapter 5 - 6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of Grampa's favorite restaurant?

a)

River Cafe

b)

The Republic

c)

Hooters

d)

Fulton Street Bridge

2.

Who picked Hiram up from the station?

a)

Grampa

b)

Gramma

c)

Ruthanne

d)

Naomi

3.

Who is the new character in chapter 5?

a)

Billy Till

b)

Dill Pickles

c)

Bobo Phillips

d)

Emmett 'Bobo' Till

4.

How is the new character in chapter 5 related to Ruthanne?

a)

Brother

b)

Husband

c)

Cousin's nephew

d)

Uncle

5.

What is unique about the way Emmett Till talks?

a)

He slurs

b)

He studders

c)

He repeats himself

d)

Nothing

6.

How tall is Hiram right now?

a)

5'1

b)

6'4

c)

6'0

d)

4'11

7.

Did Emmett Till dress like the people of Greenwood, Mississippi

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Who said, " H-hi,H-Hi-ram."

a)

Ruthanne

b)

Grampa Hillburn

c)

Naomi

d)

Emmett Till

9.

After Hiram jumped into the river to save the drowning boy, he threw his arms around Hiram's neck sinking them both just like ___________________ said drowning victims always do.

a)

His lifesaving merit badge instructor

b)

His baseball coach

c)

His grampa

10.

How did Hiram save him and the drowning person's life?

a)

Picking him up out of the water

b)

Punching him in the face

c)

Kneeing him in the crotch

d)

Slapping him in the head

11.

Emmett was picking up rocks to "chuck" when something bit him--what was it?

a)

A snake

b)

A catfish

c)

A snapping turtle

d)

An iguana

12.

After Hiram's conversation with Ralph Remington, he hoped it would be his last. Why?

a)

Because Ralph Remington reminded him of his friends in Arizona

b)

Because Ralph Remington talked in circles

c)

Because he only liked having conversations with his grampa

13.

Bobo (Emmett Till) almost drowned because:

a)

Stomach cramp

b)

Hit his head on a rock while he was fishing

c)

Couldn't swim

14.

Where is Bobo (Emmett Till) from?

a)

Columbus

b)

Chicago

c)

Phoenix

15.

Did Hiram tell grampa the truth about why his clothes were wet?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Grampa did not want __________ & _____________ mixed together in schools.

a)

Negroes & white students

b)

Parents & teachers

c)

Athletes & artists

17.

What is the name of the Remington brothers?

a)

Richard and Tommy

b)

Dill and Lil

c)

Ralph and Ronnie

d)

Ronnie and Mike

18.

Which was not one of the places that dad looked for jobs?

a)

Utah

b)

Vermont

c)

California

d)

Arizona

19.

What was the name of the lady that Grampa hired?

a)

Ruthanne

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Florence

d)

Sydney

20.

What was the promise that Hiram made the night before he left to move to Tempe?

a)

He would come back

b)

He would remember them

c)

He would marry Naomi

d)

He would love Grampa forever