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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”?

Her parents and other civil rights leaders encourage her to join a demonstration.

Her parents want to protect her from discrimination, and she wants to rebel against them.

She witnesses injustice at a peaceful demonstration when a man is attacked.

She wants to help desegregate the schools in her hometown to obey federal law.

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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?

his giving nature

his intelligence

his friendly nature

his courage

Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job."I want to go to jail," Audrey had told her mother.Which best describes the point(s) of view used in this excerpt?

first person only

second person only

first person and third person

second person and third person

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.Why do Mr. Hendricks and others sit in a section of the bus where they are not permitted?

to figure out who is responsible for the previous night’s violence

to show they will keep fighting even though their friend’s home was destroyed

to rally other people in the area to join their fight against segregation laws

to experience the comfort and convenience of the front of the bus

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

She is confused about why her student may go to jail.

She is amused that her student may go to jail.

She is upset that her student will not be in school.

She is impressed with her student’s decision.

Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job.Despite such dangers, ACMHR held mass meetings every Monday night in churches around town. And every Monday night from June 1956 to April 1963, Audrey attended with her family and as many as six hundred other people.Which point of view is used in this excerpt?

first person

second person

third person

multiple person

Why does Audrey’s mother ask civil rights supporters in the North to send clothes and toys to Birmingham in We’ve Got a Job?

to teach her daughter a lesson about activism

to give them to Audrey as Christmas presents

to give them to families who cannot afford Christmas gifts

to sell them to families participating in the Selective Buying Campaign

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

so Birmingham will desegregate public buses

so residents will be protected from violence

so schools that are segregated will be shut down

so stores that discriminate will make less money

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

“My parents were involved from the point that I could remember . . . My church was involved . . . You were there and just a part of it.”

“She would no longer just attend meetings. Somehow, she would act on her own.”

“‘Separate accommodations for the white and colored races’ were allowable, as long as the accommodations for each group were equal.”

“There were several things wrong—above all, the concept of ‘separate but equal’ itself. Separation on the basis of race is simply unjust.”

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?

her curiosity

her independence

her stubbornness

her cleverness

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