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Unit 1- Story 5A Picture Book of Jesse Owens
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Vocabulary
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exhibition A) A carB) A court roomC) A public display; demonstrationD) A game with friends
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pneumonia A) A cleaning agentB) A serious lung disease caused by an
infection with water on the lungsC) Something used to lift a car or truckD) A fight
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prejudice A) Unfounded fear or suspicion of a particular
group, race, or religion; discriminationB) To sit before a judgeC) A way to show that you care about everyoneD) To go undercover
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Share croppers
A) Tenant farmers who pay rent by sharing their crops with landlords/owners
B) People who own their own landC) Those who sell land to othersD) Those who sit at the table with friends and
share their food
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spectacle A) A famous personB) An idea that is shared with your friendsC) Glasses to be worn to readD) a grand public display or performance;
scene
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Vocab Answers1C) A public display; demonstration2B) A serious lung disease caused by an
infection with water on the lungs3A) unfounded fear or suspicion of a particular
group, race, or religion; discrimination4A) Tenant farmers who pay rent by sharing
their crops with landlords/owners5D) a grand public display or performance;
scene
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Comprehension
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1) Why was JC sick a lot as a child?
A) His house was often too cold or too hotB) Family was too poor to pay for doctors or
medicinesC) His family just didn’t care and only wanted
to make moneyD) A and B
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2) How did JC learn about pain?A) His mother beat him oftenB) JC’s mom cut a lump out with a hot kitchen
knife without medicineC) He never had any moneyD) He saw his dog get run over by a tractor
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3)Why did JC and his family move from Alabama to Ohio?A) He was suspended from school because he
yelled at his teacher for saying his name wrong
B) They were sick of the prejudiceC) JC’s family were able to get better jobs to help
their familyD) They were scared of the whites
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4)Why did Coach Riley want JC to train for the track team?A) He needed more sprinters and fieldersB) Coach recognized the talent, as good
coaches do, and wanted Jesse to get betterC) He saw that Jesse ran really fast and wanted
to get rich off of JesseD) He wanted to get Jesse off the streets
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5) What advice did Coach Riley give to Jesse while training?A) We will train every day so that you will never
be beatenB) We will train every day before school and
run for the future: college and maybe the Olympics
C) You should always have the best equipmentD) You should always stretch before you do
your warm-ups and sprints.
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6) Why was Jesse called: ‘a floating wonder’?A) People wondered how he really ran on airB) People wondered how he got the name Jesse
from JCC) He was so good at home that he surprised
many peopleD) He ran so unbelievably fast that it looked
like he was floating on air
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7) Why did Jesse have the ‘greatest day in track-and-field history’ on May 25, 1935?A) His children were bornB) Jesse set 3 world records and tied for a 4thC) He married Minnie Ruth SolomonD) He met Lutz Long and took a famous picture
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8) How did Jesse prove Hitler wrong?A) He won all the track and field events at the
OlympicsB) He was a black man and won 4 gold medals
at the Olympics; he was not inferior, but superior
C) He beat Hitler in a raceD) He didn’t show good sportsmanship to the
other racers
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9)Why was the picture of Lutz Long and Jesse Owens so important?
A) It shows that two people of different racial backgrounds can get along without prejudice and hatred; hopefully this can happen all around the world
B) It shows that Jesse is not a poor sportC) It shows that Lutz Long will become an
American and not be with Hitler’s nation anymore
D) It shows that Jesse and Lutz Long posed for a picture
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10) Why did Jesse get a ticker-tape parade when he got home to America?
A) He got discrimination outlawed in AmericaB) He won so many medals at the OlympicsC) He beat Hitler in a raceD) He took a picture with Lutz Long
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11)What was Jesse’s opinion of discrimination at the time he wrote his first book?A) He didn’t want to tell anyone what to doB) He thought that the blacks had to work hard
to fight prejudiceC) He thought discrimination was really bad
and people need to get alongD) He didn’t really experience discrimination
and didn’t understand why blacks didn’t work harder to succeed in life
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12) Even with Jesse’s popularity, why couldn’t he ride in the front of a bus or eat at certain restaurants?A) He didn’t really want to sit up front and
never at out at restaurantsB) People didn’t care about his 4 gold medalsC) In America, there were laws that stated
blacks couldn’t sit in the front of a bus or eat at certain restaurants
D) In America, the Civil Rights Bill was already signed at that time.
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13) What jobs did Jesse have?A) He didn’t have to work because he won 4
gold medals at the OlympicsB) He had many jobs including: owning an
athletic shops, coaching kids, writing a bookC) He had many jobs including: a playground
director, making speeches and radio appearances, led a band, started a company, ran exhibition races
D) He was a coach for Michael Phelps
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14) Why did Jesse have so many jobs?A) He wanted more moneyB) He didn’t get along with othersC) He was black and people were
discriminatory and prejudiceD) He moved a lot
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15) What was Jesse’s opinion about discrimination after his second book?A) He realized that black Americans had to
fight against prejudice in order to succeedB) He didn’t really experience discrimination
and didn’t understand why blacks didn’t work harder to succeed in life
C) He wanted to work with Martin Luther King, Jr. to end discrimination
D) He didn’t want to tell people what to do
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16) Which people and events in Jesse’s life helped shape him into a person with courage and dedication to important goals.A) People: Hitler, Lutz Long. Events: being really
fast, winning 4 gold medalsB) People: his parents, Coach Riley. Events: being
poor, hard work, experiencing prejudice to overcome obstacles
C) People: President Ford, Lutz Long. Events: racing exhibition races for money, receiving recognition from others
D) People: his wife and kids. Events: working hard, being a share cropper, a ticker tape parade
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17) Did Jesse help with the movement to end discrimination in America?
A) Yes because he wanted to get richB) No because he thought others were doing
fine without his helpC) Yes because he experienced it and didn’t
think it was right in America: The Land of the Free
D) No because he never experienced it and thought it was a waste of time
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Comprehension Answers1D) A and B2B) JC’s mom cut a lump out with a hot kitchen knife
without medicine3C) JC’s family were able to get better jobs to help their
family4B) Coach recognized the talent, as good coaches do, and
wanted Jesse to get better5B) We will train every day before school and run for the
future: college and maybe the Olympics6D) He ran so unbelievably fast that it looked like he was
floating on air7B) Jesse set 3 world records and tied for a 4th
8B) He was a black man and won 4 gold medals at the Olympics; he was not inferior, but superior
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Comprehension Answers9A) It shows that two people of different racial backgrounds can get
along without prejudice and hatred; hopefully this can happen all around the world
10B) He won so many medals at the Olympics11D) He didn’t really experience discrimination and didn’t
understand why blacks didn’t work harder to succeed in life12C) In America, there were laws that stated blacks couldn’t sit in the
front of a bus or eat at certain restaurants13C) He had many jobs including: a playground director, making
speeches and radio appearances, led a band, started a company, ran exhibition races
14C) He was black and people were discriminatory and prejudice15A) He realized that black Americans had to fight against prejudice
in order to succeed16B) People: his parents, Coach Riley. Events: being poor, hard work,
experiencing prejudice to overcome obstacles17C) Yes because he experienced it and didn’t think it was right in
America: The Land of the Free
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