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Barbara Johns Quiz
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  • 1. Which is the best summary of the article?
A) Peaceful protests were the hallmark of the civil rights movement.
B) Teenager Barbara Johns led a strike in protest of the awful conditions at her segregated school.
C) Many schools were segregated in the 1950's.
D) A teenager from Virginia led a strike that was criticized in some local newspapers.
  • 2. In this sentence from page 17, "By the time her stirring speech was over, many students were on Barbara's side: the word stirring means.
A) active
B) confusing
C) moving
D) disturbing
  • 3. "The local newspaper ridiculed the students, accusing them of looking for an excuse to skip classes and play." This quote implies that.
A) some people did not support the strike
B) the strike would definitely fail
C) Barbara's classmates were happy to miss school.
D) the journalist interviewed Principal Jones
  • 4. The author most likely wrote this article to:
A) describe the inferior conditions of black schools in the 1950's
B) introduce readers to a little known hero of the civil rights movement
C) explain why Barbara Johns is not as famous as Rosa Parks
D) convince readers that Jim Crow laws were unfair
  • 5. Which quote best supports the claim that Barbara Johns took great risks?
A) "What Barbara was about to say would change their lives forever"
B) "Yet Barbara was not afraid."
C) "But in the 1950's, challenging whites was dangerous."
D) "A racist policy called segregation had created deep inequality"
  • 6. What other quote from the article serves the same purpose?
A) "A gasp rippled across the room as hundreds of students looked up at her..."
B) "Today, Barbara's story is not widely told."
C) "After the lawsuit was filed. Barbara received a death threat."
D) "Underneath her reserved demeanor was enormous courage- and growing outrage."
  • 7. The tone of both the article and the poem is _______.
A) reflective
B) outraged
C) courageous
D) admiring
  • 8. What is the most likely reason the poet placed the words "No/Now/Strike!" on separate lines?
A) to emphasize the main points of Barbara's speech
B) to show that they were Barbara's exact words
C) to highlight how alone Barbara felt on that stage
D) to suggest that Barbara shouted her speech
  • 9. One claim you could make after reading "Imagine This Was Your School" is that a single person can have a big impact on society. Support this claim using the article.
  • 10. Use at least 4-5 sentences for full credit. Compare the portrayal of Barbara in the article with her portrayal in the poem. Is the way the two writers present Barbara similar or different? Use evidence from both texts in your response.
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