A Community Forever Altered by a Forgotten Massacre
Quiz by Grace Neill
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- Q1
Which statement best describes the thesis of the selection?
Buck Colbert Franklin is solely responsible for bringing a long-forgotten story to the national spotlight.
American history has made progress in exposing all the events that place its history inan unfavorable light.
Eyewitness accounts about the 1921 racial massacre inTulsa shed light on an event that history has suppressed.
Several unfortunate and racially charged events culminated in a single incident: the1921 racial massacre in Tulsa.
30s - Q2
Read this part of paragraph 5.
“The sidewalks were literally covered with burning turpentine balls. I knew all too well where they came from, and I knew all too well why every burning building first caught from the top,” he continues.
It suggests that more violent actions will come.
It highlights the danger of the situation.
It underscores the residents’ desire for vengeance.
It illustrates the ambiguity of the events.
30s - Q3
Choose the answer option that correctly uses a participial phrase in the underlined section in the sentence below.
Tulsa residents struggled to rebuild, so they relied on community members for help.
even though they wanted a new life
finding it hard to pick up the pieces of their lives
and they were working hard to create a new community
correct as is
30s - Q4
Read the dictionary entry.
decimate /dĕs´ə-māt/ v 1. to select by lot and kill one in every ten of 2. to inflict great destruction or damage on 3. to reduce markedly in amount 4. to exact a tax of 10 percent from
Which definition best matches the meaning of the word decimated as it is used in paragraph 19?
Definition 2
Definition 4
Definition 1
Definition 3
30s - Q5
Franklin uses the word massacre in paragraph 20 to highlight the fact that —
Tulsa has a long history of violence against marginalized groups
white people accused Black people of initiating the violent incident
Black people did not initiate the systematic attack against them
the attack in Tulsa was an unfortunate accident
30s - Q6
How does the author develop her ideas in paragraph 21?
She compares the artifacts that were collected with artifacts from other massacres.
She analyzes the types of artifacts that were collected and questions what they mean.
She states that artifacts were collected and then describes some of the specific ones.
She describes each collected artifact and then explains their collective significance.
30s - Q7
Choose the phrase that correctly uses a participial phrase in the underlined section in the sentence below.
Working with found artifacts, Gardullo and Franklin wanted to tell a story about the events in Tulsa.
Although many others attempted the same task
correct as is
Even though it was becoming difficult
Since they were both interested in history
30s - Q8
How does Buck Colbert Franklin’s first hand account of the bombing of Tulsa most contribute to the selection?
His account makes an ordinary description of an important historical event engaging.
It presents the only evidence of how Tulsa was destroyed and so many people died.
It adds realism through Franklin’s vivid description of his experiences of the bombing.
Franklin’s account reflects the complexity and variety of the author’s narrative style.
30s - Q9
Read the dictionary entry.
suppress \sə-prĕs´\v 1. to put an end to forcibly; subdue 2. to keep from being revealed, published, or circulated 3. to restrain the growth, activity, or release of 4. to deliberately exclude(unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind
Whichdefinition best matches the meaning of the word suppressed as it is used in paragraph 28?
Definition 1
Definition 3
Definition 2
Definition 4
30s - Q10
Which phrase describes the author’s most likely purpose for writing the selection?
To argue that learning about events like the Tulsa massacre is needed to understand history and bring about justice
To compare the events of the Tulsa massacre with other massacres in Wilmington, Washington, D.C., and Chicago
To contrast various eyewitness accounts of the Tulsa massacre with contemporary newspaper articles reporting on the event
To focus on how the contributions of John W. Franklin and Paul Gardullo helped bring the Tulsa massacre to national attention
30s