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  • Define "Federal court"
    A court established under a federal government.
  • Where was the Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert’s farm?
    At Prince Edward Island
  • Define "Civil Rights"
    Legal rights that every person living in a particular country has.
  • Who is Matthew looking for at the train station?
    The little boy he adopted.
  • How do children learn about racism?
    Adults teach them about it.
  • In which school did the author of the book start kindergarten?
    Johnson Lockett Elementary School
  • Who convinced her parents to allow her to go to an all-white school?
    Members of the NAACP
  • What was Matthew's surprise when he arrived at the station?
    He found a girl instead of a boy
  • What does Matthew decide to do about the girl?
    Take her with him to the farm.
  • Who is the author of the book "Through My Eyes"?
    Riley Bridges
  • What does the girl look like?
    She is thin, pale, has red hair and freckles.
  • Why Linda Brown was not allowed to attend to her local elementary school?
    Because of her race.
  • Define "Troops"
    Groups of soldiers.
  • Which name was given to the nine children who went to the white school Little Rock?
    Little Rock Nine
  • What did black children have to do to be admitted to the white school?
    They had to pass a test
  • Why did Ruby’s mother want her to go to an all-white school?
    Because she wanted Ruby to have a better education.
  • What does Matthew think of the girl at the end of the story?
    That she is very intelligent, high spirited and very curious.
  • Define "Segregation"
    separation of one group of people from another because of race, sex, religion, etc.
  • Define "Justice"
    Judges in a law court, especially the Federal Supreme Court of the USA.
  • Define "Racism"
    Mistreatment of people because of their race.
  • How does Matthew feel about girls and women?
    He is very shy and afraid of them.