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Read "The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing" and then answer the questions.

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What is the main idea of the intro to this article,THE 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH BOMBING (paragraphs 1-3)?

Civil rights leaders struggled to find a safe place to meet.

Birmingham was the birthplace of the civil rights movement.

Birmingham became less dangerous after civil rights leaders started to protest.

Civil rights leaders wanted to make Birmingham a safer city for African Americans.

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What sentence best summarizes the section titled “Sunday Morning” (paragraphs 4-8)?

A church was burned down by the Birmingham, Alabama police department.

Hundreds of black people attacked 300 police officers.

Martin Luther King Jr. led a protest against segregation in Alabama.

On September 15, 1963, four African American cirls were killed by racist white people in a church bombing.

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In paragraphs 10-12, the author describes the investigation and arrests of those involved with the bombing. What 3 details support this main idea?

“Shockingly, the FBI closed the case in 1968 without arresting the four men.”

“There was a new Attorney General in Alabama in 1971.”

“Robert Chambliss was sent to jail in 1977.”

“Bobby Cherry and Thomas Blanton, Jr…received sentences of life imprisonment [in 2002].”

“The investigation of the crime was done poorly and took a long time.”

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What is the main idea of “A Call to Action”?

The 16th street church bombing forced people to see the truth about what racism is and what it can lead people to do.

A misunderstanding led to the church bombings.

President Johnson reluctantly signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Racism is ugly.

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Which statement best summarizes the central idea of the text?

A significant number of bombings took place in Birmingham, Alabama during the 1950s and 1960s.

Churches in Birmingham were often used as meeting places for civil rights leaders to organize and hold events.

Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made it illegal to discriminate against people for their race, gender, religion, or nationality.

The deaths of four young girls in a Birmingham church bombing sparked massive protests against racial discrimination and gave racism national attention.

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Which statement best identifies the author’s overall perspective about the church bombing?

It was necessary to bring the impact of the Civil Rights Movement to the rest of the country?

People were badly injured.

The bombing was a tragic event that had an impact on the way Americans viewed racial discrimination.

The public was largely unaware of violent acts that occurred due to racial inequality.

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Which statement best describes the impact of the four girls' deaths?

There was a very small funeral service that only the girls' families attended.

Many people attended the funeral, and Dr. King, Jr. gave a speech telling people to keep working for civil rights.

The funeral was used as an opportunity for Dr. King Jr. to tell the community to stop fighting for civil rights or else more people might get hurt.

Members of the community went to the girls' funeral, but most Americans didn't care that they had died or that the church had been bombed.

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How does paragraph 13 impact the author's main message?

The author reminds the reader that the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing was a tragic incident.

The author informs the readers that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made all racism in America illegal in the United States.

The author describes how the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing was one of the reasons why the Civil Rights Act was signed.

The author explains that President Lyndon Johnson made a personal commitment to end racial discrimination in America.

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Read the following passage from the text:
At 10:22 a.m., the teenage Sunday School Secretary got a phone call. The person delivered an ominous message, just saying “Three minutes.” Less than one minute later, the bomb went off.
Based on the context of this passage, what does the word “ominous” mean?

Suggesting something bad is going to happen

Dark and cloudy

Important

An anonymous voice on the other end

Unit 2 Summative

Unit 2 Summative

What is the main idea of the intro to this article,THE 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH BOMBING (paragraphs 1-3)?

What sentence best summarizes the section titled “Sunday Morning” (paragraphs 4-8)?

In paragraphs 10-12, the author describes the investigation and arrests of those involved with the bombing. What 3 details support this main idea?

What is the main idea of “A Call to Action”?

Which statement best summarizes the central idea of the text?

Which statement best identifies the author’s overall perspective about the church bombing?

Which statement best describes the impact of the four girls' deaths?

How does paragraph 13 impact the author's main message?

What is the main idea of the intro to this article,THE 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH BOMBING (paragraphs 1-3)?

What sentence best summarizes the section titled “Sunday Morning” (paragraphs 4-8)?

In paragraphs 10-12, the author describes the investigation and arrests of those involved with the bombing. What 3 details support this main idea?

What is the main idea of “A Call to Action”?

Which statement best summarizes the central idea of the text?

Which statement best identifies the author’s overall perspective about the church bombing?

Which statement best describes the impact of the four girls' deaths?

How does paragraph 13 impact the author's main message?