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UNIT 3- STORY 3Grimké Sisters

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VOCABULARY

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RIVETA) A buttonB) Not interestedC) Enthrall; listen intently; fascinateD) Rude and crude comments

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C) Enthrall; listen intently; fascinate

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REFORMERA) Person who works for a change;

developerB) Person who changes out paperC) Person who is good at speakingD) Person who campaigning for a political

job

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A) Person who works for a change; developer

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ARISTOCRAT A) Person who is poorB) Person of the upper class; noble, lordC) A knight who slays dragonsD) Regular people who work for a living

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B) Person of the upper class; noble, lord

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EPISTLE

A) A letter, note, memoB) A book, novelC) A pamphlet, brochure, guideD) A map, atlas, chart

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A) A letter, note, memo

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MOTLEY A) A diverse group; assorted, varied,

mixedB) The same, uniformityC) Numerous, quantityD) Few, minority

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A) A diverse group; assorted, varied, mixed

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COMPREHENSION

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1) SARAH WAS …A) QuietB) LoudC) Out-goingD) Married

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A) Quiet

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2) ANGELINA WAS…A) QuietB) LoudC) Out-goingD) Obnoxious

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C) Out-going

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3) WHAT WAS ANGELINA GRIMKÉ LIKE?

A) She was brave, fearless, and courageous to make speeches about the movement to end slavery and get rights for women

B) She was loud and obnoxious about wanting changes for the discrimination of women and to end slavery

C) She was afraid about what people thought about her actions

D) She daring to speak out about animals’ rights

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A) She was brave, fearless, and courageous to make speeches about the movement to end slavery and get rights for women

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4) WHAT IS ANGELINA’S PURPOSE IN ADDRESSING THE LEGISLATURE?

A) She is practicing her speechesB) She wants to persuade others to believe as

she does about ending slaveryC) She is selling cookiesD) She wants to persuade others to join the

movement for ending animal cruelty

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B) She wants to persuade others to believe as she does about ending slavery

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5) HOW DID THE GIRLS TAKE CARE OF THE SLAVES ON THEIR PLANTATION?A) They helped them escape to the NorthB) They introduced them to Harriet

TubmanC) They rubbed ointment on whip cuts

and secretly taught them to readD) They allowed them to eat with them in

their plantation house

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C) They rubbed ointment on whip cuts and secretly taught them to read

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6)WHY DOES SARAH’S FATHER CHOSE HER TO GO WITH HIM TO THE NORTH?A) She told him it was her turn to travel with

him this timeB) She is very lonely and he wants to find her a

husbandC) She can take care of him because he is very

ill; she knew some remedies to help himD) She wanted to become a Quaker

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C) She can take care of him because he is very ill

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7) WHY DID SARAH STAY IN PHILADELPHIA, AFTER HER FATHER DIED?

A) She was in loveB) She was impressed with the Quakers way of

life, felt that she could make a difference and lead a purposeful life

C) She love Phillie Cheese-Steak sandwichesD) Her father told her not to move back to

Charleston because of her ideas

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B) She was impressed with the Quakers way of life, felt that she could make a difference and lead a purposeful life

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8) HOW DID THE GIRLS’ FAMILY FEEL ABOUT THEIR LEAVING?

A) The family was happy because they knew that they would find good husbands and have a quiet life

B) The family was happy because they wanted to get rid of their meddling and interference with the ways that the South is run

C) The family was not happy because they wanted to move up North, too

D) The family was not happy because the girls knew that the break with their old lives in Charleston could never be healed

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D) The family was not happy because the

girls knew that the break with their old lives in Charleston could never be healed

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9) WHY DID ANGELINA WRITE A LETTER TO THE LIBERATOR?

A) She wanted to get messages to America about why slavery should stay as it is

B) She wanted to practice her letter writing

C) She wanted to get the word out to the public ending slavery in America

D) She wanted get the attention of the editor, Mr. Garrison

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C) She wanted to get the word out to the public ending slavery in America

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10) WHAT WAS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ANGELINA AND SARAH BECOMING HEROINES OF THE ANTISLAVERY MOVEMENT?

A) They were daughters of former slave owners and were standing up against their family and friends because they knew slavery was so wrong

B) They gave great speeches about ending slavery in America

C) They ran away from home because they thought slavery was really wrong

D) They were former slave owners and changed their minds about the rights of slaves

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A) They were daughters of former slave owners and were standing up against their family and friends because they knew slavery was so wrong

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11) WHAT OTHER CAUSE DID THE SISTERS BELIEVE IN AND WANTED TO CHANGE?A) The right for all to voteB) The right for women to wear shorter shirtsC) The right for girls to go un-chaperonedD) More equal rights for women

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D) More equal rights for women

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12) WHY DID THE SISTERS STAY OUT OF CHARLESTON? A) They didn’t like the city because they wrote

unpopular articles about themB) They were to be arrested for speaking in

publicC) They were to be arrested and needed to stay

out of jail to keep up their work; Charleston was not their home anymore

D) They didn’t want to see their family because they were really mad at them for speaking out against slavery and women’s rights

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C) They were to be arrested and needed to stay out of jail to keep up their work; Charleston was not their home anymore

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13) WHY DID BOYS THROW APPLES AT THE GRIMKÉ SISTERS?A) They were angry with the sisters

because they were speaking on a Sunday

B) That was the way people back then got rid of their rotten produce

C) They did not like the apple pies that they were selling in Pennsylvania Hall

D) They did not agree with what they had to say about women’s rights

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D) They did not agree with what they had to say about women’s rights

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14) WHY DID THEODORE WELD, WHO GAVE ANGELINA LESSONS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, GO WITH THEM ON TRIPS?A) She paid him to give her lessons and this

was part of the changesB) He was making sure that she spoke correctly

while giving her speechesC) He was very interested in her ideas, but also

was in love with herD) He was spying on them because he against

the antislavery movement and worked for the people who wanted to stop the Grimké Sisters and others

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C) He was very interested in her ideas, but also was in love with her

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15) WHY DID A MOB BURN THE ANTI-SLAVERY HALL?A) They did not agree and were very angry with

what the antislavery people stood forB) They were having a barbeque and it

accidently burnt down the HallC) They thought that the movement wanted to

have the Hall removed to make a better hallD) They wanted to scare the slaves to not agree

with the movement and its people

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A) They did not agree and were very angry with what the antislavery people stood for

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16) WHY WAS IT GOOD THAT THE AUTHOR, HARRIET BEECHER STOWE, SUPPORTED THE MOVEMENT?A) She told them that their nephews were up

North and should help pay for their educationB) She told them to use items made by non-

slaves at their weddingC) She wrote a book, Gone With the Wind, that

supported the movement to keep slavery in America

D) She wrote a book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, that supported the ending of slavery and became the cause of the Civil War

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D) She wrote a book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, that supported the ending of slavery and became the cause of the Civil War

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17) HOW DID THE GRIMKÉ SISTERS CARRY OUT THEIR PURPOSE OF REFORMING AMERICAN SOCIETY?A) They donated a lot of money for the causeB) They had others give speeches, write articles,

books, and letters to influence people to support the cause

C) They gave speeches (even though it was indecent and shameful), wrote articles, books, and letters to influence people to support the cause

D) They often met with the Presidents of the United States

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C) They gave speeches (even though it was indecent and shameful), wrote articles, books, and letters to influence people to support the cause

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18) THE SISTERS LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE…A) The Civil WarB) The end of slaveryC) The right for women to voteD) The Prohibition Movement

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C) The right for women to vote

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19) WHAT DID THE SISTERS LEARN?A) Throwing apples at people will get

resultsB) Challenging each other to give

speeches is a good way to stay out of trouble

C) It’s fun to meet famous peopleD) To make changes: they need to work

together, to be non-violent when others are, to be calm, and stay strong in your beliefs

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D) To make changes: they need to work together, to be non-violent when others are, and stay strong in your beliefs