Coretta Scott King - "Montgomery Boycott"

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9-10.RI.1.D

Read this sentence from the passage.

“The white press, in an outraged exposé, spread the word for us in a way that would
have been impossible with only our own resources…[it detailed] the bus line’s
scandalous segregationist practices.”

Which context clues indicate that the word exposé refers to something negative?

A  white press

B  spread the word for us 

C  impossible with only our own resources 

D  scandalous segregationist practices 

Which idea has inadequate support in the memoir?

A  rules of the Montgomery City Bus Lines 

B  information of other bus boycott incidents within Montgomery 

C  descriptions of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s children 

D  details emphasizing whether the bus boycott was successful 

Read the following excerpt from the passage.

“No one must be intimidated to keep them from riding the buses. Our method must be
persuasion, not coercion. We will only say to the people, ‘Let your conscience be your
guide.’...Our actions must be guided by the deepest principles of the Christian faith...Once again we must hear the words of Jesus, ‘Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you. Pray for them that despitefully use you.’ If we fail to do this, our protest will end up as a meaningless drama on the stage of history and its memory will be shrouded in the ugly garments of shame...We must not become bitter and end up by hating our white brothers. As Booker T. Washington said, ‘Let no man pull you so low as to make you hate him.’”

Which of these statements best summarizes the main idea of this paragraph?

A  People must be forced to ride the buses. 

B  The protesters must be careful to avoid violence or force. 

C  The protesters should love their enemies. 

D  History has proven that change comes slowly. 

Read this sentence from the passage.

“The white press, in an outraged exposé, spread the word for us in a way that would 
have been impossible with only our own resources…[it detailed] the bus line’s 
scandalous segregationist practices.”

Which context clues indicate that the word exposé refers to something negative? 

A  white press

B  spread the word for us 

C  impossible with only our own resources 

D  scandalous segregationist practices 

Which idea has inadequate support in the memoir? 

A  rules of the Montgomery City Bus Lines 

B  information of other bus boycott incidents within Montgomery 

C  descriptions of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s children 

D  details emphasizing whether the bus boycott was successful 

Read the following excerpt from the passage.

“No one must be intimidated to keep them from riding the buses.  Our method must be 
persuasion, not coercion.  We will only say to the people, ‘Let your conscience be your 
guide.’...Our actions must be guided by the deepest principles of the Christian faith...Once again we must hear the words of Jesus, ‘Love your enemies.  Bless them that curse you.  Pray for them that despitefully use you.’  If we fail to do this, our protest will end up as a meaningless drama on the stage of history and its memory will be shrouded in the ugly garments of shame...We must not become bitter and end up by hating our white brothers.  As Booker T. Washington said, ‘Let no man pull you so low as to make you hate him.’”

Which of these statements best summarizes the main idea of this paragraph? 

A  People must be forced to ride the buses. 

B  The protesters must be careful to avoid violence or force. 

C  The protesters should love their enemies. 

D  History has proven that change comes slowly. 