Letter from Birmingham Vocabulary

Status quo means

• poll tax

• the way things are right now

• the way life could be in the future

• the right to vote

Query means

• to confess

• to oppose

• to support

• to question

A monologue is when

• one person is crying

• to people are debating

• one person is talking

• two people are talking

A dialogue is

• a revolt

• an argument

• a fight

• a discussion

Something that is untimely is

• early

• late

• happening at just the right time

• happening at a bad time

A negotiation is

• an argument

• a deal

• a confusion

• a problem

An agitator is a

• person who causes problems

• a supporter

• an assistant

• a leader

To postpone means

• to recover

• to miss

• to rush

• to wait

Merchants are

• leaders

• athletes

• construction workers

• people who sell things

To resist is to

• agree

• help

• follow

• refuse