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- 1. Multiple Choice
What lured Westley into the kitchen?
the smell of his grandma's perfume
Old John
the smell of his grandma's biscuit
his mom came to visit
- 2. Multiple Choice
The saleswoman treated Westley's grandma as if she were a?
child
Mrs.
woman
somebody
- 3. Multiple Choice
Most of the time, black people were kept ___________________ from whites.
together
segregated
civilized
in their home
- 4. Multiple Choice
What did Westley promise himself?
get a job as a police man
not go to school and fight against the bad people
he would bake his grandma some homemade biscuits
he would fulfill his grandma's prayers
- 5. Multiple Choice
Westley know that many black people didn't vote because they had to?
get in line
pass a test to register
be white
- 6. Multiple Choice
In what year was Westley working as a mailman?
1949
1942
1849
1956
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does NAACP stand for?
National Acceptance for the Achievements of Colored People
National Acceptance for the Awesomeness of Colored People
National Association for the Advancement of Cheerful People
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- 8. Multiple Choice
They had to _________________ without ever using violence, even if the other side did.
yell
read
protest
get lost
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did the police arrest the students?
they kept eating their food at the counter
the broke the city's segregation laws
they spilled milk all over the counter
the broke the chair they were sitting on
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does the word mistreated mean?
put in a wrong place
estimated wrongly
doubted the truth
treated badly
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does the word fulfill mean?
takes up all the space
make something full
do what is required
cover a blank area
- 12. Multiple Choice
What does the word encouragement mean?
support that inspires confidence
something that restores health
the ability to face danger
an unexpected meeting
- 13. Multiple Choice
• Verb: enrolled officially or formally
• Verb: made a record of something
Which of the following words is defined above?
fulfill
mistreated
protested
registered
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which word means almost the SAME as qualified?
proper
honorable
capable
remarkable
- 15. Multiple Choice
What does the word protest mean?
put to the test
keep something safe
admit something openly
express disapproval of something
- 16. Multiple Choice
What does the word boycott mean?
one sent to gather information
the tendency of an object to float
a refusal to do business with a group
a member of the U.S. boys's organization
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of injustice?
faithfulness
fairness
happiness
kindness
- 18. Multiple Choice
What made Thursdays special for Westley?
He got to see his mom.
Old John would tell him stories.
He got to eat at a lunch counter.
It was his night to help his grandma make dinner.
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the voter school?
to help people pass the registration test
to teach people to read and write
to hold meetings for the NAACP
to tell people how to vote
- 20. Multiple Choice
What made the results of Savannah’s boycott special
compared to others in the United States?
It was the first southern city to declare all its citizens
equal.
Westley was the main organizer of the protests.
Very few people were arrested in the protests.
It focused on desegregating one place at a time.
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