Mississippi Trial, 1955 Quiz 2 Ch. 4-6
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- 1.In the very beginning of Chapter 4, Hiram and his mom and dad prepare to move to:
- A.
Greenwood, Mississippi
- B.
Dallas, Texas
- C.
Tempe, Arizona
- 2.What were the majority of arguments between Hiram and his dad about ? ( Especially when the annual invitation came in the mail).
- A.
Hiram wanting to get a summer job
- B.
Hiram wanting to visit cousins in Alabama
- C.
Hiram wanting to go back to Mississippi to spend summers with grampa
- 3.What literary element is present in the following quote? " I'd argue with dad about it, but he was stubborn as a stump."
- A.
Metaphor
- B.
Simile
- C.
Irony
- 4.After Hiram and his mom and dad moved from Mississippi, his mother began having children. How many more did she have?
- A.
Two
- B.
Six
- C.
Four
- 5.
- A.
It demanded that Hiram be allowed to visit based on grampa's "Grandparent Rights."
- B.
It explained that since Hiram was old enough to drive, he was old enough to make his own decisions about whether to come or not.
- C.
Grampa explained that he has suffered a stroke and needed someone to help him for a while, until he got his strength back.
- 6.In April, 1955, Hiram is what age?
- A.
10
- B.
8
- C.
16
- 7.Who said, " H-hi,H-Hi-ram."
- A.
Harlan Hillburn
- B.
Ruthanne
- C.
Emmett Till
- 8.Ralph Remington describes fishing as " to sit around all day with a line in the water hoping to catch one of God's silver creatures of the water world." This quote is an example of which literary term?
- A.
A metaphor
- B.
Alliteration
- C.
Simile
- 9.While dozing off against the base of a tree on the riverbank, Hiram is awakened to the sound of splashing and someone yelling, "help."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.After Hiram jumped into the river to save the drowning boy, he threw his arms around Hiram's neck sinking them both just like ___________________ said drowning victims always do.
- A.
His lifesaving merit badge instructor
- B.
His baseball coach
- C.
His grampa
- 11.To save them both from drowning Hiram punched the boy in the face and jammed his knee into his crotch.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Bobo doesn't want people to call him by his "real name" (Emmett Till.)
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Emmett was picking up rocks to "chuck" when something bit him--what was it?
- A.
A rattlesnake
- B.
A snapping turtle
- C.
A catfish
- 14.After Hiram's conversation with Ralph Remington, he hoped it would be his last. Why?
- A.
Because Ralph Remington reminded him of his friends in Arizona
- B.
Because Ralph Remington talked in circles
- C.
Because he only liked having conversations with his grampa
- 15.Bobo (Emmett Till) almost drowned because:
- A.
He got a stomach cramp
- B.
Hit his head on a rock
- C.
Couldn't swim
- 16.Bobo ( Emmett Till) is from:
- A.
Columbus
- B.
Chicago
- C.
Phoenix
- 17.Bobo ( Emmett Till) says: " It's about lunchtime, and my aunt'll have conniptions if I'm not there to eat."In this context, conniptions means:
- A.
Conversations
- B.
Fits
- C.
Arguments
- 18.The reference of The Supreme Court, is an example of:
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Allusion
- C.
Imagery
- 19.Grampa did not want __________ & _____________ mixed together in schools.
- A.
Athletes & artists
- B.
Parents & teachers
- C.
Negroes & white students
- 20.HIram told grampa the truth about why his clothes were wet when he got home from the river.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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