Citing Evidence
Page 6 Question 2
RI1
What is the significance of the concert being held at the Lincoln Memorial?
C. It connected the event to a major symbol of freedom for African Americans.
Page 6 Question 3
RI4
What is the meaning of "such a display of democracy as it is used in paragraph 10 of "Eleanor Roosevelt and Marion Anderson"?
Now anyone could attend the concert and watch it together.
RL6 What 3 phrases can be used to express the speaker's point of view about his father?
B. "kindness"
C. "worker and provider"
E. "patience"
Page 7 Question 5
RI2
What is the central idea of Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson?
A. Roosevelt strategically involved herself in Anderson's situation so that she could have the greatest impact.
Page 7 Question 8
RI1 Which quotation from the text shows that Eleanor Roosevelt did not want to take any attention from Marian Anderson's concert.
D. "Fearing that she might upstage Anderson's triumphant moment, Mrs. Roosevelt choose not to be publicly associated with the sponsorship of the concert."
Page 8 Question 9
RI4 Which word from the text means
lowest female singing voice?
contralto
Page 6 Question 4
RI6
What is the author's purpose for including "And with tears in her eyes, Marian Anderson closed the concert with an encore, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen in the text?
She is showing that Marian Anderson had been affected by the dramatic events culminating in the concert.
Page 8 Question 9
RI4: What word means
giving up a position
resignation
Page 7 Question 7
RI1 What is an inference that can be made based on the text Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson?
B. Eleanor Roosevelt could have attended the concert, but wanted to assure that Anderson's moment received its proper attention.
Page 8 Question 9
RI4: What word means
location for public events?
Venue
page 2 question 2
RL1/RL6 Based on evidence from the text, which statement reflects the father's beliefs?
A. He believes that life is a continuous cycle of regrowth.
page 2 question 1
RL3/RL1
What line from the text illustrates the relationship between the father and the speaker?
C. "He has taken me on this journey"
Page 7 Question 6
RI1
What quotation from the passage supports the central idea of the text Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson?
B. "Mrs. Roosevelt's resignation thrust the Marian Anderson concert, the DAR, and the subject of racism to the center of national attention."
Page 8 Question 9
RI4 What word means
showing a well-informed outlook?
enlightened
page 2 question 3
RL1
What inference can be made about the speaker's father?
A. He is wise.
page 6 question 1
RI1: What inference can be made based on the reading in the text?
C. The extra attention brought to Eleanor Roosevelt made the concert a much bigger event that it was initially intended to be.
page 8 question 9
RI4 What word means
important turning point?
watershed
page 2 question 4
RL1 What lines from the text supports the idea that the speaker considered his father to be wise?
B. "he says he will gladly face it when/ it comes but won't jump/ out in front of a car."