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Journeys Lesson 2 Test- My Brother Martin

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
keeping two groups of people apart...
a)
segregation
b)
injustice
c)
captured
d)
recall
2.
experiences with something...
a)
encounters
b)
example
c)
recall
d)
preferred
3.
remember something and tell people about it...
a)
recall
b)
example
c)
nourishing
d)
dream
4.
liked one thing more than other things...
a)
preferred
b)
captured
c)
dream
d)
numerous
5.
a hope for the future...
a)
dream
b)
recall
c)
example
d)
nourishing
6.

unfairness...

a)

injustice

b)

preferred

c)

captured

d)

encounters

7.
caught...
a)
captured
b)
numerous
c)
segregation
d)
example
8.
many...
a)
numerous
b)
nourishing
c)
encounters
d)
recall
9.
giving the things needed for good health or good condition...
a)
nourishing
b)
numerous
c)
encounters
d)
preferred
10.
a model of what something should be like...
a)
example
b)
encounters
c)
segregation
d)
dream
11.

The main purpose of this story is to--

a)

describe life in Atlanta during segregation

b)

entertain readers with a story of three siblings

c)

inform readers of Martin Luther King Jr.'s young life

d)

persuade readers to treat others with respect and kindness

12.

How does the reader learn the main purpose of the story?

a)

The characters tell the purpose.

b)

The author states the purpose.

c)

The reader figures out the purpose from the story.

d)

The purpose is stated on the last page of the story.

13.

Why does the author tell the story about the fur piece?

a)

to show why the kids were always in trouble

b)

to show that the kids liked to play jokes on people

c)

to show how much the kids loved their grandmother

d)

to show when the kids learned that their skin color caused them pain

14.

Which word best describes how the author feels about M.L.?

a)

angry

b)

jealous

c)

nervous

d)

respectful

15.

The author's father was a --

a)

writer

b)

singer

c)

minister

d)

musician

16.

Which sentence from the story shows that M.L. will do something important when he grows up?

a)

"He even went off to sing with our mother..."

b)

"But back then it was a crushing blow..."

c)

"Why do white people treat colored people so mean?"

d)

"...one day, I'm going to turn this world upside down."

17.

What happened when Daddy went to buy shoes for M.L.?

a)

Daddy got a job selling shoes.

b)

Daddy got into a fight with the store owner.

c)

Daddy refused to be served at the back of the store.

d)

Daddy did not have enough money to buy the shoes.

18.

Segregation laws were in the __________.

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

19.

Which word describes Daddy (M.L.'s father) in the story?

a)

lazy

b)

proud

c)

selfish

d)

curious

20.

What historical event is suggested by these words, "And when he was much older, my brother M.L. dreamed a dream...?

a)

I Have a Dream Speech

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964