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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?

A
her easygoing nature
B
her shy nature
C
her creativity
D
her compassion
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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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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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According to We’ve Got a Job, why did the city of Birmingham close all its parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, and golf courses in 1962?

A
to avoid having to integrate public areas as ordered by the court
B
to compromise with activists who were fighting for integration
C
to punish residents who participated in the Selective Buying Campaign
D
to follow a court decision that called for the integration of all public spaces
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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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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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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?

A
first person
B
second person
C
third person
D
fourth person
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Which excerpt from We’ve Got a Job best expresses why Audrey and others participated in the march?

A
“Audrey imagined that it would entertain her if she got bored during her week on a cell block.”
B
“But the Hendrickses' lives were not as orderly and quiet as this description makes them seem.”
C
“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.”
D
“Their goal was to end segregation in the most racially divided and violent city in America.”
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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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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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