In Gandhi, His Life and Message to the World, what proved that Gandhi was willing to take responsibility for his actions?
He plead guilty to a judge for disobeying an official order.
He wasn’t; this would go against his nature.
He paid a bond to be released from jail.
He signed the back of the order but refused to go to court.
He plead guilty to a judge for disobeying an official order.
In A Long Way from Chicago, how does the “citified” reporter gather most of his information for his article about Shotgun?
He makes up his own information and “facts.”
He researches information from the local newspaper.
He spends his time interviewing Shotgun’s kin.
He interviews the local woman who knew Shotgun.
He makes up his own information and “facts.”
In Educating Esmé, what did Esmé do when she recognized one of the boys throwing rocks at the school bus?
She confronted him and asked him to admit what he had done.
She went to the principal and reported the boy.
She wrote him a letter explaining that she had seen what he had done.
Fearing for her own safety, Esmé pretended not to see the boy.
She confronted him and asked him to admit what he had done.
She wrote him a letter explaining that she had seen what he had done.
I apologize, my response was incorrect. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. The correct answer is:
She confronted him and asked him to admit what he had done.
In Kaffir Boy, why did Mark’s mother want him to have an education?
so Mark could have a different life from his parents
so Mark could stand up against his father
so Mark’s family could get money from the government
so Mark could become rich
So Mark could have a different life from his parents.
so Mark could stand up against his father
I apologize, but that is not the correct answer. Mark's mother wanted him to have an education so he could have an opportunity for a better life than his parents had. It is mentioned multiple times in the book that Mark's parents and other family members had been forced to work in manual labor and live in poverty due to the system of apartheid in South Africa. By receiving an education, Mark would have a chance to break out of this cycle and have a better future.
In Kaffir Boy, what gave Mark a change of heart about attending school?
After talking to his mother, Mark realized how important it was to her that he attended school.
He doesn’t have a change of heart in this excerpt.
His father had a change of heart about Mark attending school.
The principal of the school talked to Mark about all of the benefits of attending school.
He doesn’t have a change of heart in this excerpt.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, how did Atticus justify Mrs. Dubose’s behavior?
It was what his deceased wife would have wanted.
Mrs. Dubose held a high position in society.
Mrs. Dubose was old and ill.
Mrs. Dubose was a distant relative of Atticus.
Mrs. Dubose was old and ill.
In Kaffir Boy, why was Mark’s father against his son’s schooling?
He would rather see his daughters educated first.
He wanted to see his son home schooled.
Being illiterate himself, he did not see what Mark could gain from school.
He wanted his wife to pay for schooling and she was unwilling