A) Many schools were segregated in the 1950's.
B) Peaceful protests were the hallmark of the civil rights movement.
C) Teenager Barbara Johns led a strike in protest of the awful conditions at her segregated school.
D) A teenager from Virginia led a strike that was criticized in some local newspapers.

A) disturbing
B) moving
C) confusing
D) active

A) the journalist interviewed Principal Jones
B) the strike would definitely fail
C) Barbara's classmates were happy to miss school.
D) some people did not support the strike

A) explain why Barbara Johns is not as famous as Rosa Parks
B) describe the inferior conditions of black schools in the 1950's
C) convince readers that Jim Crow laws were unfair
D) introduce readers to a little known hero of the civil rights movement

A) "But in the 1950's, challenging whites was dangerous."
B) "A racist policy called segregation had created deep inequality"
C) "What Barbara was about to say would change their lives forever"
D) "Yet Barbara was not afraid."

A) "A gasp rippled across the room as hundreds of students looked up at her..."
B) "Today, Barbara's story is not widely told."
C) "Underneath her reserved demeanor was enormous courage- and growing outrage."
D) "After the lawsuit was filed. Barbara received a death threat."

A) courageous
B) admiring
C) reflective
D) outraged

A) to highlight how alone Barbara felt on that stage
B) to suggest that Barbara shouted her speech
C) to show that they were Barbara's exact words
D) to emphasize the main points of Barbara's speech