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Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job.No one would have blamed Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks if they had decided to keep quiet about civil rights following the bombing of their friend's home. But Audrey's parents weren't intimidated. The very next day, her father and about fifteen other blacks sat down in the front section of a bus, where only whites were permitted. When the driver demanded they move to the back, Audrey's father politely refused, saying "We [are] comfortable where we are sitting." As a result, Mr. Hendricks was arrested and spent six nights in jail. When he was released, he volunteered to guard the Shuttlesworths’ home.Which of Mr. Hendricks’s character traits is best expressed in this excerpt?

Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job.On Thursday morning, May 2, 1963, nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks woke up with freedom on her mind. But, before she could be free, there was something important she had to do.Which point(s) of view does this excerpt use?

Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job.The Hendricks family abided by the campaign and didn't buy new clothes or toys for months. Instead, when Audrey's mother traveled up north to ask white people who supported civil rights to donate money to ACMHR, she also asked them to send toys and clothes for poor black families in Birmingham for Christmas. By mid-December that year, games, puzzles, train sets, dolls, and stuffed animals filled Audrey's living room.Which of Mrs. Hendricks’s character traits is best highlighted in this excerpt?

Why does Audrey’s third-grade teacher become emotional when Audrey tells her of her plans to march in We’ve Got a Job?

Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job.At that moment, nine-year-old Audrey made a decision. She would no longer just attend meetings. Somehow, she would act on her own.Which of Audrey’s character traits is best highlighted in this excerpt?

Which excerpt from We’ve Got a Job best expresses Audrey’s point of view on civil rights activism?

According to We’ve Got a Job, why do students at Miles organize a Selective Buying Campaign?

Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job.What they cooked up was a scheme to intensify pressure on the city by increasing both the number of demonstrations and the number of demonstrators. While watching one of these events, Audrey saw an incident that shocked her. "I was standing on the steps of the Sixteenth Street [Baptist] Church, watching an elderly black man walking in the park across the street with other people, two-by-two," she remembered. "A policeman allowed a dog to attack that man—[just] because he was walking. It was unbelievable."At that moment, nine-year-old Audrey made a decision. She would no longer just attend meetings. Somehow, she would act on her own.What makes Audrey decide to “act on her own”?

Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job.Remember: Our Slogan is: "MORE IN '64"Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights, Inc,— Rev. F. L. Shuttlesworth, President Southern Christian Leadership Conference— Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., PresidentThe pronoun in the excerpt is in which point of view?

Which excerpt from We’ve Got a Job expresses the author’s viewpoint about segregation in Birmingham?