Graduate Assistant
Black Cultural Center Library
Purdue University
Study Questions
for Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
1) Who
is the author of Martin’s Big Words? Doreen
Rappaport
2) What
words did Martin’s mother tell him when he was a little boy? “You are as
good as anyone.”
3) When
Martin grew up, what did he become? A minister (preacher)
4) Who
was Rosa Parks? A Black lady who said no, when a White man told her to give
up her seat so he could sit down.
5) When
the Black people of Montgomery, Alabama became angry, they refused to ride the
city buses for how many days? 381
6) What
did Martin say was the key to the problems of the world?
Love
7) Who
were the people that hated and feared Martin’s words? White
Southerners
8) What
was Martin’s Dream? That Black children and white children would join hands,
and love each other.
9) What
happened when the lawmakers in Washington voted to end segregation? The WHITE
ONLY signs in the South came down.
10)
When did Martin win the Nobel Peace Prize? 1964
11)
Where did Martin go in 1968? Memphis, Tennessee
12)
What happened to Martin in Memphis, Tennessee? He was shot and
killed.
13)
Who did Martin care about? All Americans, and people all over the
world.