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Standing up and Sitting in
Contributed by: Adler
  • 1. In the sentence in paragraph #1 that says, "I would soon discover it was cold in more ways than one.", what does the word "cold" mean?
A) happy
B) below 50 degrees
C) snowing
D) uncaring
  • 2. What is Woolworth's?
A) the name of a department store
B) somebody's name
C) a type of food
D) a city
  • 3. In the 6th paragraph, the author says, "I nearly skipped the entire way to the store." Why?
A) because the author had been told that they needed to go the store and hurry home.
B) because the author was so happy to be able to go the store by themselves
C) because the author saw a stranger and wanted to get away from them
D) because the author's mother had told her that she needed to exercise.
  • 4. How would you describe the author's parents?
A) prejudice
B) funny
C) friendly
D) caring
  • 5. In paragraph 19 the author says they "looked apologetically to the black man." Why?
A) because the author had been rude to the black man.
B) because the author had been served first even though the black men arrived first.
C) because the black man didn't have enough money to pay for his meal.
D) because the author had stepped on the black man's foot.
  • 6. What is the best desciption of what the author did in the story?
A) polite
B) brave
C) athletic
D) rude
  • 7. In paragraph 33, the author says, "I stormed out of the store with my head held high." What do they mean by "my head held high"?
A) that they felt tall
B) That they felt good about themselves
C) that they were warm
D) that they were athletic
  • 8. How would have the author's parents felt if they knew that their child said something to the worker at Woolworth's?
A) they would have been angry
B) they wouldn't have cared
C) they would have ignored it.
D) they would have been proud
  • 9. How did the father feel about black people?
A) He supported them being treated in an equal manner to white people.
B) He liked all black people.
C) He was prejudiced
D) He didn't care how they were treated.
  • 10. What might have happened next?
A) Woolworth's apologized to the black people and gave them free food for life.
B) The author told some people about what they did, but not their parents. The author also encouraged people to boycott Woolworth's.
C) The author told their parents what happened and the parents were very proud of their child.
D) The author went down to Woolworth's and broke their windows.
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