A Community Forever Altered by a Forgotten Massacre Quiz

PART A. Which statement best describes the thesis of the selection?

• Buck Colbert Franklin is solely responsible for bringing a long-forgotten story to the national spotlight.

• Several unfortunate and racially charged events culminated in a single incident: the 1921 racial massacre in Tulsa.

• Eyewitness accounts about the 1921 racial massacre in Tulsa shed light on an event that history has suppressed.

• American history has made progress in exposing all the events that place its history in an unfavorable light.

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E2.7D.i

PART B. Which sentence from the selection best supports the answer to Part A?

• The ten-page manuscript is typewritten, on yellowed legal paper, and folded in thirds. (paragraph 1)

• Franklin led an extraordinary life; from his youth in what was then Indian Territory to his practice of law in 20th-century Tulsa, he was witness to changes in politics, law, and race relations which transformed the southwest. (paragraph 6)

• As in other places, the Tulsa race riot started with newspaper reports that a black man had assaulted a white elevator operator. (paragraph 15)

• The Tulsa race riots aren’t mentioned in most American history textbooks, and many people don’t know that they happened. (paragraph 24)

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E2.7D.i

Read this part of paragraph 5. What is the effect of the repetition of the word burning in this passage?

• It highlights the danger of the situation.

• It illustrates the ambiguity of the events.

• It suggests that more violent actions will come.

• It underscores the residents’ desire for vengeance.

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E2.8F

Choose the answer option that correctly uses a participial phrase in the underlined section in the sentence below.

Tulsa residents struggled to rebuild, so they relied on community members for help.

• and they were working hard to create a new community

• even though they wanted a new life

• finding it hard to pick up the pieces of their lives

• correct as is

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E2.9D.i

Read the dictionary entry. Which definition best matches the meaning of the word decimated as it is used in paragraph 19?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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E2.2A

Franklin uses the word massacre in paragraph 20 to highlight the fact that —

• Black people did not initiate the systematic attack against them

• the attack in Tulsa was an unfortunate accident

• Tulsa has a long history of violence against marginalized groups

• white people accused Black people of initiating the violent incident

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E2.8D

How does the author develop her ideas in paragraph 21?

• She analyzes the types of artifacts that were collected and questions what they mean.

• She compares the artifacts that were collected with artifacts from other massacres.

• She describes each collected artifact and then explains their collective significance.

• She states that artifacts were collected and then describes some of the specific ones.

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E2.7D.ii

Choose the phrase that correctly uses a participial phrase in the underlined section in the sentence below. Working with found artifacts, Gardullo and Franklin wanted to tell a story about the events in Tulsa.

• Although many others attempted the same task

• Even though it was becoming difficult

• Since they were both interested in history

• correct as is

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E2.9D.i

Which two phrases from paragraph 1 of the selection convey a dramatic tone?

Select TWO correct answers.

• yellowed legal paper

• folded in thirds

• an eyewitness account

• racial massacre

• searing accounts

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E2.8F

How does Buck Colbert Franklin’s firsthand account of the bombing of Tulsa most contribute to the selection?

• Franklin’s account reflects the complexity and variety of the author’s narrative style.

• It presents the only evidence of how Tulsa was destroyed and so many people died.

• His account makes an ordinary description of an important historical event engaging.

• It adds realism through Franklin’s vivid description of his experiences of the bombing.

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E2.7D.i