Evidence
Which piece of text evidence BEST develops the theme, "Social injustice allows people to dehumanize others"?
A. "'There's good (African Americans) and bad ones. Good ones know their place. Bad ones don't.'"
B. "'Let's go half-breed,' he cried. 'The night's young. We've got killing to do.'"
C. "...I'll destroy every last thing in this place..."
D. "...it was my fear of what he'd [Vernon] do if he found Joseph in the back room that tipped the scales on my decision."
B. "'Let's go half-breed,' he cried. 'The night's young. We've got killing to do.'"
"At that, he took Maybelle out of his holster on his belt and carved two more notches into her with his pocket knife."
Which theme do you see being developed the MOST in this passage?
A. People are sometimes not who they seem to be.
B. Social injustice allows people to dehumanize others.
C. Meeting people from different backgrounds expands one's worldview.
D. Choices have unforeseen consequences.
B. Social injustice allows people to dehumanize others.
How does the author use character to BEST develop the theme of "Social injustice allows people to dehumanize others" on the bottom of page 263 until the top of page 264?
A. Dialogue
B. Change
C. Actions
D. Thoughts
A. Dialogue
Review page 265-266 where William makes the choice to refuse to go with Vernon and Clete.
Which piece of text evidence BEST develops the theme of "Choices have unforeseen consequences"?
A. "He [Vernon] walked to the demo machine Pop and I used to play music for customers and, casual as could be, pushed it over. Wood splintered. Metal Twisted."
B. '"Clete here will back me up, won't you?'"
C. "...it was my fear what he'd do if he found Joseph in the back room that tipped the scales on my decision once and for all."
D. "Vernon's face went white with fury..."
A. "He [Vernon] walked to the demo machine Pop and I used to play music for customers and, casual as could be, pushed it over. Wood splintered. Metal Twisted."
"And without letting myself overthink the matter, I loosed a curse loud and vivid enough to make Vernon and Clete spin around, mouths open in surprise.
'Forgot my shotgun shells,' I hollered. And before either one of them could say a word to stop me, I was through the door I hadn't locked in the first place."
Which theme do you see being developed the MOST in this passage from pg. 267?
A. People are sometimes not who they seem to be.
B. Social injustice allows people to dehumanize others.
C. Meeting people from different backgrounds expands one's worldview.
D. Choices have unforeseen consequences.
A. People are sometimes not who they seem to be.
How does the author use character to BEST develop the theme "Choices have unforeseen consequences" on pgs. 273-274?
A. The dialogue between Joseph and Gideon reveal that Joseph's mother was captured, which was an unforeseen consequence.
B. Ruby and Josephs's mother's actions and motivation to find Ruby led to the unforeseen consequence of the white Tulsans capturing her.
C. William's thoughts reveal that Ruby's mother had the unforeseen consequence of being captured.
D. Joseph's dialogue with Gideon leads to him learning that his mother was captured by the white Tulsans.
B. The mother's actions and motivation of looking for Ruby led to the unforeseen consequence of the white Tulsans capturing her.
Which TWO pieces of text evidence from pg. 271 BEST develop the theme, "Meeting people from different backgrounds can change one's worldview"?
A. '"Where are they all going?' I asked Joseph.
B. '"I thought about the Brightwaters, huddled together in the dark of Angelina's quarters, and wondered if Freddy had stopped crying over his dog."
C. "'It's all right,' Joseph said. 'Will's helping me.'"
D. '"Then he must have seen my pale skin in the moonlight, for he backed up a step and raised the musket high."
B. '"I thought about the Brightwaters, huddled together in the dark of Angelina's quarters, and wondered if Freddy had stopped crying over his dog."
C. "'It's all right,' Joseph said. 'Will's helping me.'"
"I thought of Joseph and Ruby then, and Angelina and her grandbabies, and knew in my heart what I believed."
Which theme do you see being developed the MOST in this passage from pg. 265?
A. People are sometimes not who they seem to be.
B. Social injustice allows people to dehumanize others.
C. Choices have unforeseen consequences.
D. Meeting people from different backgrounds expands one's worldview.
D. Meeting people from different backgrounds expands one's worldview.
Review the ACTIONS on pages 267-270.
Identify the choice William makes on these pages and one unforeseen consequence of this choice.
Decision:
William chooses to outrun Vernon and Clete
Consequence:
Engine dies
Outrunning train
Vernon shoots at Joseph and William