Ain't I a Woman?

What hardships does Truth describe enduring as a slave in the text?

• Being starved.

• Seeing her children sold.

• Being denied education.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which main type of discrimination did she face at the time of her speech?

• Against African American women.

• Against escaped slaves.

• Against the uneducated.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does Truth say women should be able to do?

• March for their rights.

• Turn the world right side up.

• Join the abolitionists.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

To whom is she comparing herself in this sentence? "Nobody ever helps me into carriages or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place".

• White men

• Black women

• White women

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement best summarizes Truth's attitudes about work?

• Women can work as hard as men.

• Women should work harder.

• Men should allow women equal rights.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence does Truth use as a constant refrain?

• Ain't I a woman?

• Look at me!

• Where did your Christ come from?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What point is Truth trying to make with the question "Ain't I a woman?"

• She wants to establish that women are superior to men.

• She wants to demonstrate women's strength.

• She wants to prove that a woman can deliver a powerful speech.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

If a man is in a fix, what is most likely true?

• He is facing a difficult problem.

• He is about to repair something.

• He is directing his eyes on one thing.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In which situation is one person most clearly obliged to another?

• A passenger borrows train fare from another passenger.

• A boss tells an employee what she should do next.

• A writer checks a fact in an encyclopedia.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What or who is most likely to make a racket in a meeting?

• Restless people who leave early.

• Curious people who listen carefully.

• Angry people who want to be heard.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1