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Pinnacle December MT Review

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  • Why does Willie want to talk to the man on the street?
    He wants to discover if the man will lend him money
    He thinks the man might know his father
    He is a disobedient child
    He wants to find out why he is unhappy
  • What is the author's main purpose for writing "What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything?"
    to inform
    to persuade
    to teach a lesson about life
    to analyze a historic event
  • bleary
    feeling full of shame or embarrassment
    worried or frightened about something
    dim or blurred, as the eyes or vision
    having a rough sound because of illness or use
  • kindred
    the right to do what you want without restrictions
    a decision that one is determined to cary out
    a state if being in prison
    a group of related individuals
  • What about WIllie worries Mrs. Markham?
    his fear of fish that live in caves
    his many questions and doubts
    the amount of cake he eats in one sitting
    the information he learn sin school
  • diligence
    a steady effort
    an official decision made in court
    the condition of being a slave
    a thin piece of wooden material used to cover faces
  • prudent
    having good sense in dealing with practical matters
    with speed and liveliness
    very dangerous
    rich and successful
  • prosperous
    rich and successful
    showing or feeling great joy
    full of energy
    with speed and liveliness
  • Which is NOT a way Thomas Garrett helped runaway slaves?
    sheltering them
    defending them against violent slave owners
    feeding them
    giving them disguises
  • Protect
    to move your hand or arm to show what you mean
    to annoy someone
    worried or frightened about something
    keep someone or something safe from harm
  • What does Garrett's courtroom speech tell you about him?
    he was very angry he was found guilty
    he was eager to turn in fugitive slaves
    he wanted to close his shoe store
    he was still devoted to helping runaway slaves
  • Which words would you expect to see in any description of the escape from slavery?
    dangerous and ahrd
    carefree and unnecessary
    noisy and quick
    easy and fun
  • Who is the "fish" in the story?
    the homeless man
    Willie
    Willie's father
    Willie's mother
  • nervous
    having a rough sound because of illness
    worried or frightened of something
    feeling full of shame or embarrassment
    worn-out or dull from fatigue
  • Which words best describe the tone in which the narrator writes about her father John Brown?
    doubt and misunderstanding
    upset and distracted
    shame and regret
    respect and admiration
  • hazardous
    showing or feeling great joy
    very dangerous
    full of energy
    rich and successful
  • What would Harriet Tubman most likely say about the importance of money?
    people without money cannot expect to have food
    the richer you are, the happier you will be
    money allows you to live a luxurious lifestyle
    the value of money comes from what you can do for others
  • By the time the Emancipation proclamation was issued in 1863, how many fugitive slaves had Garrett helped?
    2,700
    5,400
    1,400
    1,00
  • Why did Harriet lead escaped slaves all the way to Canada and not just to the North?
    to celebrate the passage of the fifteenth amendment
    because there was a huge reward offered for her capture
    because of the Fugitive Slave Law
    because she thought it was closer to Heaven
  • Which is NOT a factor that helped Garrett in sending slaves to their freedom?
    donations from foreign countries
    his cleverness
    trustworthy friends
    his enormous wealth
  • How is "The Life of Harriet Tubman" different from the other selections about the Underground Railroad?
    it relies of symbolism and imagery to convey larger themes
    it focuses on facts
    the captions do not provide important information
    it is told from Tubman's point of view
  • urgency
    pressing necessity or importance
    a part of a whole
    dim or blurred, as the eyes or vision
    a shop where you can buy food
  • In "Three Pets" which of the main ideas can be found in all three selections?
    people should spend more time with their pets
    to be considered a hero, you must show great courage
    pets can surprise and delight us in many ways
    animals make better use of their time than humans do
  • What was the result of the verdict against Thomas Garrett?
    he went to jail until 1863
    he was financially ruined for the rest of his life
    he stopped sheltering slaves
    he had to pay a huge fine
  • Why does the lady described at the begging of "All Aboard..." wear a veil?
    to disguise her appearance
    to protect herself from the sun
    because she is a Quaker
    because she is in mourning
  • What happened to John Brown?
    he escaped capture and disappeared
    he spent the rest of his life in jail
    he was brought to trial and executed
    he was killed in the battle that ensued after the raid
  • How is it that we know as much as we do about Harriet Tubman?
    from her letters to Garrett
    from her diary enteries
    from the stories passed on from slaves to their children
    from the letters Garrett wrote to and about her
  • Which event reveals the greatest change in Willie's character?
    he recognizes that his mother is right about strangers
    he begins to do his homework when his mother tells him
    he learns what a human needs by the homeless man
    he learns about a type of fish that lives in caves
  • Why did Harriet Tubman's joy upon reaching freedom turn into sorrow?
    she heard that her brother was ill
    she met some cruel white women
    she realized she was alone
    she saw slave traders coming after her
  • What does the method Mrs. Markham uses to cut the cake reveal about her character?
    she is logical and stern
    she is lazy ad disorganized
    she is cruel and harsh
    she is reckless and free
  • gestured
    to move your hands to show what you mean
    to divide or give out parts of something
    to keep someone or something from harm
    to annoy someone
  • Why does the homeless man disappear?
    he is a wanderer and goes off for an adventure
    Mrs. Markham yells at him to go away
    Mrs. Markham calls the police to make him go away
    he finds a job and goes away on his own
  • What signifies Willie's change from boyhood to adulthood?
    giving the homeless man another piece of cake
    telling his mother she's a fish
    demanding to be called William instead of Willie
    talking to the homeless man when his mother isn't there
  • Who is the narrator and point of view from which "John Brown" is being told?
    John Brown, first person
    Annie, third person
    the author, third person
    Annie, first person
  • convenience store
    the state of being urgent
    a shop where you can buy food
    feeling full of shame or embarrassment
    a part of a whole
  • ashamed
    having a rough voice from illness or too much use
    feeling full of shame or embarrassment
    worn-out or dull from fatigue
    worried or frightened about something
  • sedately
    rich and successful
    very dangerous
    with speed and liveliness
    moving in a calm, formal matter
  • pester
    to divide or give out parts of seomthing
    to annoy someone
    to keep something or someone safe from harm
    to move your hand to show meaning
  • jubilant
    very dangerous
    with speed and liveliness
    full of energy
    showing or feeling great joy
  • decietful
    to hold out or extend something
    the state of being in prison
    a group of related individuals
    given to cheating or decieving
  • How are Harriet and the jailed man in her story most similar?
    they have both done bad things for good reasons
    they both feel as though there is no one to comfort them
    they both have forgotten what their homes were like
    they have both escaped from slavery
  • How did Tubman help the runaway slave blend in with he crowd?
    she told him to keep his head down
    she put a bonnet on his head
    she gave his a dark coat to wear
    she covered him with a blanket
  • Why did Sarah Bradford write the biography of Harriet Tubman?
    to help Tubman pay for her house
    in order to return to New York after the war
    to make the abolitionist movement stronger
    to inspire people to follow Tubman's example
  • servitude
    a steady effort
    an official decision made in a court of law
    the condition of being a slave
    full of energy
  • resolution
    a group or related individuals
    liberation from the power of another
    a decision that one is determined to carry out
    a state of being in prison
  • portion
    a shop where you can buy food
    a part of a whole
    dim or blurred, as the eyes or vision
    pressing necessity or importance
  • What did the African-Americans in Wilmington celebrate in 1870?
    the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation
    the Fifteenth Amendment being passed into law
    the verdict on Garrett's trial
    the creation of the Underground Railroad
  • hoarse
    feeling full of shame or mebarrassment
    having a rough sound because of illness or use
    worried or frightened about something
    dim or blurred, as the eyes or vision
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