The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita

when Mary Walker watched the birds fly she thought that must be what it's like to be ______________.

• free

• a bird

• small

What was the first rule of the plantation Mary worked on?

• Keep Working!

• Don't Give Up!

• Give it your Best!

• Help your Friends!

True or False: It was against the rules for a slave to learn to read.

• True

• False

The Emancipation Proclamation said ____________.

• Slaves were freed

• Slaves were not allowed to read

• Slaves had to work day and night

How much money did Mary earn for working long hours all week?

• one quarter

• one dollar

• two dollars

• fifty cents

What was the first book that Mary owned?

• a Bible

• a storybook

• a picture book

• a coloring book

What did Mary write in the Bible next to her son's birth date?

• a mark

• a name

• a letter

• a sentence

In 1917 Mary and her family moved to ___________________.

• Chattanooga Tennessee

• Silver Lake KS

• New York, New York

• Kansas City Missouri

Mary fried fish, baked cakes, and sold sandwiches to raise money for ______________________.

• her church

• her family

• her school

• the community

Who read to Mary and her husband when they were old?

• her oldest son

• her youngest son

• her best friend

• her daughter