Quiz on Harkins's Letter

Which statement about Passage 1 most accurately analyzes the impact of specific word choices on the meaning and tone of Harkins’s letter?

• Words like diffidence and incompetency in the first sentence cause the reader to regard Harkins as shy and unskilled.

• The formal language throughout the letter shows that Harkins deserves respect for his intellect and level of education.

• In paragraph 5, words like oppressive, gloom, horrors, and treachery give the impression that Harkins is a complainer.

• In paragraph 10, the words progenitors, sacred, and venerate reinforce the idea that the Choctaw respect their ancestors.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence from Passage 1 provides the clearest evidence that Harkins is optimistic about a bright future for the Choctaw?

• "Believing that our all is at stake and knowing that you readily sympathize with the distressed of every country, I confidently throw myself upon your indulgence and ask you to listen patiently." (paragraph 2)

• "Much as the state of Mississippi has wronged us, I cannot find in my heart any other sentiment than an ardent wish for her prosperity and happiness." (paragraph 4)

• "Amid the gloom and horrors of the present separation, we are cheered with a hope that ere long we shall reach our destined land, and that nothing short of the basest acts of treachery will ever be able to wrest it from us, and that we may live free." (paragraph 5)

• "A distant view of the opposite shore encourages the hope; to remain would be inevitable annihilation." (paragraph 6)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Based on Passage 1, with which statement would the author agree?

• The state of Mississippi is within its rights to take over Choctaw territory.

• Only by sticking together will the Choctaw be able to preserve their culture.

• By forcing the Choctaw to leave, the state of Mississippi is treating them unfairly.

• Subsequent generations of Choctaw will be better off living outside of Mississippi.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Which sentence from Passage 1 provides evidence for the answer in Part A?

• We were hedged in by two evils, and we chose that which we thought the least.

• Although the legislature of the state were qualified to make laws for their own citizens, that did not qualify them to become law makers to a people that were so dissimilar in manners and customs as the Choctaws are to the Mississippians.

• Painful in the extreme is the mandate of our expulsion.

• We go forth sorrowful, knowing that wrong has been done.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Read this sentence from Passage 2. “It also declared that all Cherokee laws would be null and void after June 1830.” (paragraph 13) What is the definition of the word void, as it is used in the passage?

• not binding

• a feeling of emptiness

• an open space

• containing nothing

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read this sentence from Passage 2. “The Cherokee were determined to hold on to what they still had in Georgia, and they made moves to assimilate into the culture of the United States.” (paragraph 12) What information in the paragraph provides a context clue about the meaning of the word assimilate?

• The Cherokee transferred land to the state of Georgia.

• The Cherokee passed a law about future land transfers.

• The Cherokee adopted a republican form of government.

• Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which group of words from Passage 3 best conveys the idea that some specific Native American traditions and culture were taken away during the Boarding School Era?

• policy, overcrowded, sanitary

• separated, government, conditions

• parents, missionaries, infectious

• haircuts, language, forbidde

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

How does the text structure used in Passages 2 and 3 contribute to the author’s purpose?

• The compare-and-contrast structure shows the difference between good and bad policies.

• The cause-and-effect structure tells why Native Americans were treated poorly.

• The chronology structure shows the progression of how the U.S. treated Native Americans.

• The problem-and-solution structure supports the idea that there was an 'Indian problem.'

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Which statement best expresses the central idea of all three passages?

• Native Americans have been treated very poorly by the U.S. government.

• Efforts to assimilate Native Americans into U.S. culture have generally failed.

• Native Americans are better off if they attempt to blend into American society.

• Stamping out Native American culture is a futile effort by the U.S. government.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

Compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of a prime minister in a parliamentary government and a president in a presidential form of government.

• A prime minister is the head of state, while a president is the head of government.

• A prime minister is elected by the parliament, while a president is elected by the citizens.

• A prime minister has a fixed term, while a president serves at the pleasure of the parliament.

• A prime minister and a president have the same roles and responsibilities.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1