“The Life of Adeline Hornbek”
“Ain’t I a Woman?”
by Sojourner Truth
“Women and Economics” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Assessment of Reading and
Vocabulary
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage
“The Life of Adeline Hornbek.”
1. The purpose of this selection is to
A.  explain how perilous the American West was to settle
in the 1800s
B.  entertain the reader with facts about Hornbek and the
Homestead Act
C. persuade the reader to travel and try new adventures
even in the face of adversity
D. describe how Hornbek used the Homestead Act as a
way to progress in life
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage
“The Life of Adeline Hornbek.”
2. Which sentence from this selection would be most
difficult to verify as fact?
A.  Proximity to good transportation may have been an important factor in Hornbek's
choice of this land because she knew it would be helpful for shipping out her
agricultural products and bringing in goods she could not get locally.
B.  At the age of 25 she married Simon A. Harker, her brother's well-to-do business
partner.
C.  In 1863, the year their third child was born, Simon Harker filed a claim under the
Homestead Act on 160 acres of land on which the family was living.
D.  When completed in 1878, the house was the first in the valley to have more than
one story.
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage
“The Life of Adeline Hornbek.”
3. The personality of Adeline Hornbek is mainly
revealed through her-A.  dialogue
B.  appearance
C.  actions
D.  thought
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage
“The Life of Adeline Hornbek.”
4. Which question is answered in paragraph seven (7)?
A.  how much Hornbek’s homestead was worth
B.  some of the types of jobs open to females of the time
C.  the reasons Florissant was expanding
D.  why cash was an important commodity to
homesteaders
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage
“The Life of Adeline Hornbek.”
5. In paragraph 7, prominent means
A.  renowned
B.  inconspicuous
C. wealthy
D. subtle
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage
“The Life of Adeline Hornbek.”
6. The word eking (used in the last paragraph) comes
from an Old English word whose origin means-A.  to make something go further or last longer
B.  to be daring or courageous
C.  to be frivolous or wasteful
D.  to live dangerously
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage
“The Life of Adeline Hornbek.”
7. Which information in the last paragraph would be
most helpful in writing a report about the shortcomings
of the Homestead Act?
A.  the population on the East Coast multiplied 400 percent between
1870 and 1910
B.  the Homestead Act enabled a number of women to be more
independent
C.  the Homestead Act granted land in 160 acre increments
D.  ninety percent of the acreage went to people the act did not
intend to assist
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage entitled
“Ain’t I a Woman” by Sojourner Truth
8. Which of the following best describes Truth’s
tone in this passage?
A.  naïve
B.  optimistic
C. judgmental
D. impassioned
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“Ain’t I a Woman” by Sojourner Truth
9. In the second paragraph, the speaker asks “And
ain’t I a woman?” after each of four statements.
What quality do these four statements suggest?
A.  shame
B.  strength
C.  optimism
D.  uncertainty
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“Ain’t I a Woman” by Sojourner Truth
10. From this selection, the reader can infer that -A.  Truth was not a real woman.
B.  Truth has worked hard in a rural environment.
C. Truth has worked hard in an urban environment.
D. Truth has been taken care of her entire life.
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“Ain’t I a Woman” by Sojourner Truth
11. What has happened to most of Truth’s thirteen
children?
A.  They have died.
B.  They have gone to college.
C. They have been sold into slavery.
D. They have rejected their mother.
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage entitled
“Ain’t I a Woman” by Sojourner Truth
12. Which statement most accurately summarizes
the thesis of the passage?
A.  Southern African Americans and Northern women have different goals.
B.  Women have the same rights as men and can improve the world.
C.  Women have suffered more than men and deserve special treatment.
D.  People who do not understand an issue should not participate in debates.
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage entitled
“Women and Economics” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
13. Which of the following is not part of the
purpose of paragraph one?
A.  To establish a discrepancy between typical animal behavior and human
behavior.
B.  To introduce the idea that human females are too dependent on human
males.
C.  To establish the idea of co-dependence between human males and females.
D.  To indicate human gender roles are well-established.
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage entitled
“Women and Economics” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
14. Based on this passage, the reader can infer
Gilman was all of the following except -A. writer
B.  feminist
C. social reformer
D. abolitionist
Answer this question according to the information found in the passage entitled
“Women and Economics” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
15. Read this sentence from paragraph two:
And with the carnivora, if the young are to lose one parent, it might far better be
the father: the mother is quite competent to take care of them herself.
Which of the following words would be appropriate
synonyms for the word competent?
capable
skilled
inadequate
sufficient
inferior