Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Choice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr." begins with these words: "My
great-great-great-grandmother walked as a slave from Virginia to Eatonton, Georgia—which
passes for the Walker ancestral home—with two babies on her hips." What do these words tell
you about Alice Walker's influences?
She has a large, extended Southern family
She is a fifth-generation writer.
She is an African American descended from slaves.
She was born in the 1940s.
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CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In "Choice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.," why does Alice Walker say she chose to keep
her "maiden" name?
to honor her father's family
to honor her ancestor's walk as a slave
to show that she is free and independent
to keep her family's name from dying out
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Walker mean in the following sentence from "Choice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr."?
If it is true that land does not belong to anyone until they have buried a body in it, then the land of my birthplace belongs to me, dozens of times over.
Walker claims spiritual ownership of land where so many of her kin are buried.
Walker has helped bury dozens of relatives in her own yard.
Only people who have owned land can be buried on it when they die.
Walker has bought the property on which her relatives are buried.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In "Choice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.," how does Alice Walker say African Americans in the South were "dispossessed" in the time of her grandparents and
great-grandparents?
African Americans were often denied ownership of land.
African American slaves were often sold by their owners.
African Americans often moved away to escape from oppression.
African American family homes were passed down through generations.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In "Choice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.," how does Walker describe an African American who voluntarily chose to stay in the South before the 1960s?
The person was strong and stubborn.
The person was attached to material things.
The person was afraid to fly.
The person was a landowner.
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In "Choice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.," what was Dr. King doing when Alice Walker first saw him on television?
He was delivering a speech.
He was being arrested by the police.
He was leading a march on Washington, D.C.
He was being interviewed on a news program.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In "Choice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.," what is the most important thing Dr. King gives to Alice Walker?
a personally signed copy of his book
the courage to work for change
the joy of listening to him preach
the motivation to become a writer
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.5
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