Content Review

The Morris girls brought the painter a full dinner plate. This tells us the people in the community were

• bossy

• kind

• suspicious

• well-educated

The narrator and Lou buy a can of white epoxy paint at the hardware store to

• destroy the mural

• fix the refrigerator in the diner

• paint the local train

• give to the narrator's dad

Which one of the following was NOT represented on the wall.

• Civil Rights leaders

• Musicians

• Members of the community

• U. S. Presidents

Which of the following is true of Jimmy Lyons?

• The painter's cousin

• A member of the Talliaferro Street community

• A Vietnam War hero

• All of the above

Why is the wall so important to the boys of Taliaferro Street?

• The wall is a special hangout location for adults
• It's where they keep score for all yard football games
• It has a cool painted advertisement for their favorite singer on it
• It's inscribed with Jimmy Lyon's name after he died in war

What bright idea does the narrator and Lou have for recapturing their wall?

• Spray over the mural with spray paint
• Steal the painter lady's paint
• Convince the barber to fire the painter lady
• Ask all of the boys in the neighborhood to block the wall

Why were Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and Fannie Lou Hamer included on the mural?

• They lived in the town a long time ago
• They were related to many of the townspeople
• They were friends of the painter lady
• They were Civil Rights heroes to the community

How did the painter lady pay tribute to Jimmy Lyons?

• She painted a picture of him in his uniform
• She wrote a poem for him and taped it to the mural
• She included his name in a rainbow
• She gave a beautiful speech about him

What was the "fierce looking man" in the painting doing?

• Defending the kids' right to learn
• Protecting the kids from a mob
• He woke up on the wrong side of the bed
• Scaring off outsiders

Why did the painter lady dedicate the mural to Jimmy Lyons?

• She was hired by the barber to paint it
• She was asked to complete it by the boys of Taliaferro Street
• She wanted to honor military veterans
• She was Jimmy's cousin