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

A
She is confused about why her student may go to jail.
B
She is amused that her student may go to jail.
C
She is upset that her student will not be in school.
D
She is impressed with her student’s decision.
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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?

A
first person
B
second person
C
third person
D
first and third persons
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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?

A
his giving nature
B
his intelligence
C
his friendly nature
D
his courage
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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?

A
to teach her daughter a lesson about activism
B
to give them to Audrey as Christmas presents
C
to give them to families who cannot afford Christmas gifts
D
to sell them to families participating in the Selective Buying Campaign
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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.Why do Mr. Hendricks and others sit in a section of the bus where they are not permitted?

A
to figure out who is responsible for the previous night’s violence
B
to show they will keep fighting even though their friend’s home was destroyed
C
to rally other people in the area to join their fight against segregation laws
D
to experience the comfort and convenience of the front of the bus
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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?

A
first person only
B
second person only
C
first person and third person
D
second person and third person
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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”?

A
Her parents and other civil rights leaders encourage her to join a demonstration.
B
Her parents want to protect her from discrimination, and she wants to rebel against them.
C
She witnesses injustice at a peaceful demonstration when a man is attacked.
D
She wants to help desegregate the schools in her hometown to obey federal law.
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Which excerpt from We’ve Got a Job best expresses Audrey’s point of view on civil rights activism?

A
“Mike (that's what we called Martin), Andy, Fred—they'd stand in the kitchen while my mother made dinner."
B
"There wasn't a bombing that I wasn't at."
C
"It was no way for me not to really be involved.”
D
“I had to give it up. It was tough for me. I had to learn the lesson of giving."
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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?

A
her curiosity
B
her independence
C
her stubbornness
D
her cleverness
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Which excerpt from We’ve Got a Job best expresses Audrey’s bravery?

A
“As the daughter of activists, Audrey learned and lived many lessons about racism and witnessed the battles her parents and their friends fought.”
B
“Each afternoon, when Audrey came home from Center Street Elementary School, she did her chores, played with other kids in the neighborhood”
C
“Audrey knew that this attack against civil rights activists was far from unique. Many black people called their hometown ‘Bombingham.’”
D
“Audrey was the youngest of three to four thousand black children who marched, protested, sang, and prayed their way to jail.”

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