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Ain't I A Woman?
Test Description: Nonfiction passage: speech
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1) Which of the following best summarizes Sojourner Truth’s argument in “Ain’t I A Woman?”
A
Women are superior to men.
B
All women deserve the same rights as men.
C
The black community should begin fighting for women's rights.
D
Black women deserve the same rights as white women.
2) Why did Sojourner Truth most likely included paragraph 2 in her speech?
A
to illustrate the injustices against black women in the South.
B
to emphasize how slavery dehumanizes people.
C
to demonstrate how polite men behave in the South.
D
to show that women need help from men.
3) Which of the following best describes Truth’s tone in “Ain’t I A Woman?”
A
serene
B
demanding
C
encouraging
D
defensive
4) As it is used in paragraph 6, what does “obliged” most nearly means?
A
morally bound to an action
B
disappointed
C
in need of
D
thankful
5) How does Truth address the argument against a woman’s intellect?
A
She says women are smarter than men.
B
She asks, “Ain’t I a woman?”
C
She uses an analogy about measuring cups.
D
She alludes to Eve, the first woman.
6) Why does Truth allude to Eve, the first woman?
A
to offer a counter-argument to the idea that women can’t have the same rights as men because Christ wasn’t a woman
B
because the man in black asked her to name a strong woman
C
to illustrate the power of one woman and apply that strength to other women
D
to show that historically women have had as much power as men
7) Why does Truth say “the white man will be in a fix soon?”
A
because she knows the Civil War will soon begin
B
because gaining rights for Southern blacks and Northern white women will likely alter the prevailing political power structu
C
because white men are broken and need to be fixed
D
because the Thirteenth Amendment had just been passed
8) What is the author’s purpose for using the exclamations beginning with “Look at me! Look at my arm!?
A
to emphasize that all women should not be characterized as fragile and ineffectual
B
to impress the crowd
C
to indicate the author would not accept help from a man
D
to set apart the author’s experiences from other women
9) Reread the following sentence: “If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yourn holds a quart, wouldn't ye be mean not to let me have my little half-measure full? The “cup” is a metaphor for ______________.
A
women’s rights
B
intellect
C
the rights of African-Americans
D
the heart
10) Which word best describes the style of the passage?
A
rambling
B
succinct
C
confrontational
D
formal
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