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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe beginning of chapter 6 finds Grant traveling. Where has Grant gone?Henri Pichot’s houseSchoolThe barChurch
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere does he wait?Front PorchThe KitchenBack PorchCar
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Edna make Grant reach in order to shake hands?To be niceTo show respectTo show her superiorityTo show that they are equal
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow long does Grant wait before getting to see the men?a few minutesOne hourTwo and one half hoursTwo hours
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did Grant act that was insulting to the white men?MadIndifferentoverly niceIntelligent; doesn’t follow the “rules;” acts “too smart for his own good.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the significance of this quote, "Finally, when he felt that he had inspected enough mouths and hands, he gave the school a ten-minute lecture on nutrition. Beans were good, he said. [. . .] And exercise was good. In other words, hard work was good for the young body. Picking cotton, gathering potatoes, pulling onions, working in the garden—all of that was good exercise for a growing boy or girl."Dr. Joseph, the school superintendent, seems to worry more about whether the students are intelligent and learning their lessons. If wants them to have a chance to move off of the plantation.Dr. Joseph, the school superintendent, seems to worry more about whether the students are strong and healthy than whether they are learning anything at school. That shows that the expectation for black students was that they would go work in the fields, not become educated, professional members of society.Dr. Joseph, the school superintendent, seems to worry more about whether the students are health and eating well, so that they would have a chance to live better than their parents.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceOnce the wood is delivered who has the job of cutting it?GrantThe men of the communityThe boys of the schoolThe prisoners
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen Grant begins to speak of his teacher, Matthew Antoine, what does he say he wanted from the teacher that other students didn’t?To help the communityTo get richTo be the best teacher possibleTo learn as much as Mr. Antoine could teach him
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Antoine say Grant should do?RunawayFightStayGive up
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich year was Grant’s first year as a teacher?1972195219421962
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