Breakfast in Virginia
What is one difference between Corporal Ellis and Corporal Williams?
A Corporal Williams is black, and Corporal Ellis is white.
B Corporal Williams is from the South, and Corporal Ellis is from the North.
C Corporal Ellis wants to eat breakfast, but Corporal Williams is not hungry.
D Corporal Ellis likes the elderly man, but Corporal Williams does not.
B Corporal Williams is from the South, and Corporal Ellis is from the North.
Which line best demonstrates how indignant the elderly man feels?
A The sole occupant of the table was a tall, distinguished gray-haired man.
B “I am embarrassed, steward, both for you and for my guests.”
C The elderly man rose, gave his name, shook hands with the two colored soldiers, and the three of them sat down at the table.
D “I will have the porter bring a table,” he said.
B “I am embarrassed, steward, both for you and for my guests.”
Which words from paragraph 8 best help the reader understand the meaning of the word ransacked in paragraph 13?
A smashing furniture and dishes
B beasts of prey
C military decorations
D my mother found the courage to say
A smashing furniture and dishes
In paragraph 16, the two burning Sabbath candles symbolize —
A unity
B fire
C night
D hope
D hope
Breakfast In VA and Crystal Night
What historical element do the selections have in common?
A Both show how Jim Crow laws were enforced.
B Both detail the persecution of Jews.
C Both occur while Hitler was in power.
D Both highlight the separation between the South and the North.
C Both occur while Hitler was in power.
In paragraph 8, the word brusquely means —
A harshly
B harmlessly
C curiously
D loudly
A harshly
In paragraph 21, the dome of the Capitol symbolizes —
A the possibility of equality for all people
B the distance the train has traveled
C the potential victory over Hitlerism
D the difficulty of being a soldier
A the possibility of equality for all people
What caused Landau’s temple to burn?
A The building was old and made mostly of wood.
B It was bombed during the war by the Russians and Americans.
C Angry Germans set fire to it after a Polish Jew killed a German in Paris.
D Fleeing German Jews burned the temple so the Germans could not occupy it.
C Angry Germans set fire to it after a Polish Jew killed a German in Paris.
Which of these best describes the primary conflict faced by the narrator and her family?
A They had to replace the belongings damaged by the German soldiers.
B They could no longer practice their religion freely.
C They were forced to separate because of the impending war.
D They had to leave their home and country to survive
D They had to leave their home and country to survive
Breakfast in VA and Crystal Night
Both selections end on a note of —
A sadness
B elation
C fear
D gratitude
D gratitude
Which of these is the best plot summary of the selection?
A Corporal Williams and Corporal Ellis are traveling on a segregated train during World War II. When the two soldiers are told they cannot eat in the dining car, an elderly white man tells the steward that the men are his guests. Despite the man’s efforts, the soldiers are forbidden to sit in the car. The elderly man apologizes to the soldiers for the steward’s behavior and asks them whether they would like to dine with him in his compartment.
B Corporal Williams and Corporal Ellis are two African American soldiers traveling aboard a train headed to Washington, D.C. The two soldiers have difficulty finding a place to dine aboard the train because of Jim Crow laws. Corporal Ellis, who is from New York, decides that they should attempt to eat in the dining car. Corporal Williams, who is from Georgia, has never eaten in a diner before but nonetheless follows his friend.
C Corporal Williams and Corporal Ellis are aboard a train bound for Washington, D.C., during World War II. Both soldiers are African American and have no access to food in the Jim Crow coach. In the dining car an elderly white man asks them to join him, but the steward will not permit them to eat with whites. The elderly man insists that the soldiers eat with him in his private compartment, where he treats them with respect and courtesy.
D Corporal Williams and Corporal Ellis befriend an elderly white man aboard a train during World War II. The two soldiers find themselves dining in the man’s private compartment. The man tells the soldiers of his own son, who is fighting in North Africa. During breakfast Corporal Williams says that this is the first time he has dined with a white man. He then thanks the elderly man for his kindness.
C Corporal Williams and Corporal Ellis are aboard a train bound for Washington, D.C., during World War II. Both soldiers are African American and have no access to food in the Jim Crow coach. In the dining car an elderly white man asks them to join him, but the steward will not permit them to eat with whites. The elderly man insists that the soldiers eat with him in his private compartment, where he treats them with respect and courtesy.
Which of these best conveys the reality of Jim Crow laws?
A “I can eat without butter,” said the corporal.
B They took turns sleeping for a few hours.
C “You boys can’t sit here.”
D For the first time his eyes met those of his host.
C “You boys can’t sit here.”
Paragraphs 13 through 15 are mainly about —
A the family and other Jews fleeing their homes
B the family boarding the train to flee to their relatives
C the family’s decision to pack up their belongings
D the kindness of the narrator’s mother toward her neighbors
A the family and other Jews fleeing their homes
9 Paragraphs 2 and 3 are important to the selection because they —
A contrast the narrator’s life before and after Hitler’s rise to power
B provide a reason why the narrator’s family had to leave Landau
C detail the narrator’s nostalgia for her childhood
D explain that the narrator is Jewish
A contrast the narrator’s life before and after Hitler’s rise to power
Visual Literacy
The Delano Courier-Times is —
A César Chávez’s union
B the newspaper publishing the photo
C Robert Kennedy’s political slogan
D the organization promoting a nonviolent resolution
B the newspaper publishing the photo
Read the following dictionary entry.
service \ sər-vəs\ n 1. a meeting for worship 2. one of a nation’s military forces 3. a contribution to the welfare of others 4. a building providing maintenance and repair
Which definition best matches the way the word service is used in paragraph 7?
A Definition 1
B Definition 2
C Definition 3
D Definition 4
B Definition 2
The reader can infer that the elderly man —
A identifies with the two corporals because his son is a soldier
B believes there should be two separate types of cars on the train
C performs an act of kindness because he feels superior to the two soldiers
D is on the train because he is going to visit his son
A identifies with the two corporals because his son is a soldier
Why was the family’s house not destroyed?
A The German soldiers did not have time to raid the house.
B The narrator’s mother was able to put out the fire.
C The U.S. government instructed the Germans not to harm it.
D The narrator’s parents had served in the German military.
D The narrator’s parents had served in the German military.
How was the narrator’s visit to Landau in 1961 important?
A She fully understood how fortunate she and her family had been to escape.
B She needed to revisit Landau to remember what had happened.
C It enabled her to finally let go of her past.
D It allowed her husband to understand what she had gone through
A She fully understood how fortunate she and her family had been to escape.
Visual Literacy:
The photographer chooses to capture both men looking away from the camera in order to —
A focus the viewer’s attention on the act of breaking bread
B show that the men have no interest in being photographed
C represent a moment in which both men are unaware of the camera
D indicate that the men’s physical characteristics do not matter
A focus the viewer’s attention on the act of breaking bread
What is Corporal Williams’s primary internal conflict?
A He doesn’t know how he will be able to get a meal.
B He doesn’t know how to respond to the elderly man’s kindness.
C He knows that once he gets off the train, he will have to go to war.
D He worries about traveling from the South to the North.
B He doesn’t know how to respond to the elderly man’s kindness.
What is the effect of the line "But the soldier from the Deep South was not looking out of the window. He was looking across the table at his fellow American." as used in paragraph 22?
A. it emphasizes their ability to see each other as humans instead of their races
B It emphasizes how the Jim Crow laws separated people
C It shows that Corporal Williams was thankful for the old man
D It emphasized their patritotism
A. it emphasizes their ability to see each other as humans instead of their races
In paragraph 8, the author uses a simile to —
A describe how courageous her mother was
B depict the power of the soldiers’ weapons
C illustrate the brutality displayed by the German soldiers
D show that her mother and father had served Germany
C illustrate the brutality displayed by the German soldiers
Which of these best expresses the narrator’s realization of the danger her family faced?
A During the dreary days of early November, the damp, cold mood of Mother Nature reflected our own only too well.
B After they left, my mother sent my brother and me to bed.
C We were fortunate to have distant relatives who ran a small hotel in Mannheim.
D Now my brother and I could read the sadness and fear in our parents’ eyes.
D Now my brother and I could read the sadness and fear in our parents’ eyes.
Visual Literacy:
The use of the term “breaks bread” —
A highlights the struggle between politicians and union leaders
B emphasizes the symbolic nature of the act
C mirrors the violence of the strike
D foreshadows the future of the farmers
B emphasizes the symbolic nature of the act