Constructed Response: Be sure to use your RACES strategy when answering the following prompt.
Explain how Abigail Adams shows perseverance throughout her life based on the above passage. You need multiple examples from the text to support your answer.
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Which phrase best expresses the main idea of paragraph 2?
A She read Shakespeare and other great literature.
B She was mostly self-taught, though, and is known as one of the most erudite, or knowledgeable, first ladies.
C She was often sick as a child so her mother taught her to read, write, and do math at home.
D Abigail read the books in her father's and grandfather's libraries.
In paragraph 2, the word erudite means-
F rude or impolite
G mentally slow, not intelligent
C pretty, attractive
D very well-informed; educated
Which fact from the text can be verified in the letter excerpt?
A Abigail Adams worked to promote women's rights.
B She soon earned the nickname, "Mrs. President."
C Abigail Adams believed that all men could be tyrants.
D The United States Mint issued the Abigail Adams collectable coin on June 19, 2007.
Why did the author include the excerpt from Abigail Adam's most famous letter?
F To entertain the reader with the exciting letter
G To persuade the reader that Abigail was the most intelligent first lady.
H To add to the reader's understanding of Abigail Adams by providing some of Mrs. Adams own writing.
J To inform the reader that Abigail understood the importance of her husband's job.
The photograph on the Abigail Adams gold coin commemorates Abigail's -
A intelligence
B belief in women's equality
C love for her husband
D practicality
In paragraph 3, the author says that John Adams was attracted to young Abigail, "whose nose was always stuck in a book" to show--
F the future President valued his wife's intelligence
G the future President wanted to keep Abigail from reading so much
H the future President, like most people of the time, did not think it was important for women to be well-educated
J the future President only liked women who were very smart
What impact did Abigail's early education have on her life as First Lady?
A Abigail's education made her think that a woman should be President of the United States.
B Abigail's education made her feel uncomfortable around other important people.
C Abigail's education made her a very good letter-writer.
D Abigail's education gave her knowledge and confidence to participate in political discussions and advise her husband.
