Name:
Directions:
In the book, This is the Dream, the writers and illustrator give a powerful story of the civil rights
movement. Answer the following questions to test your understanding of this book.
Circle the best answer.
2. Before the civil rights movement, “separate but equal” was a way of life. Which statement
best describes what that really meant?
A. As long as African Americans had a classroom, it was okay that it was
separate for white children.
B. African Americans had the same number of books in their school libraries
as white schools did.
C. African Americans could choose to sit anywhere they wanted to on the bus.
3. Because African Americans could not choose their own seat on the bus, they chose
instead to :
A. take their cars
B. take the train
C. walk
4. Civil rights leaders demanded many things to make the
dream of equality come true. Which of the following is a
demand that they made?
A. Fair-paying jobs
B. A good education
C. Both A and B
5. Which of the following happened after the civil
rights movement?
A. People of all races go to school together.
B. African Americans can only eat at the counter.
C. There is no more bus service.
6. The changes that came with the civil rights
movement were accomplished:
A. by the use of force
B. without violence
C. very quickly
This activity is This is the Dream by
Diane Z. Shore and Jessica Alexander
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1. Before equality was established there would be two water fountains in public buildings
because:
A. One was for sick people and one was for well people.
B. African Americans were not allowed to use the same fountain as white people.
C. One fountain had cold water and one had hot water.