1) Which statement BEST identifies the Controlling IDEA of the text? a) The Scottsboro Boys' trials showed the enormous degree of racial inequality that existed in the United States' criminal justice system. b) The Scottsboro Boys' trials proved that a new system of screening witnesses was necessary. c) The Scottsboro Boys' trials were an unfortunate mistake made in U.S. history that have since been apologized for. d) The Scottsboro Boys' trials showed how disorganized the criminal justice system was at the time and how far it has come since then. 2) The Main Idea of paragraph 10 in the Scottsboro Boys is- a) The jury pronounced Patterson guilty. b) It did not matter the amount of evidence that the Scottsboro Boys had to prove they did not commit the crime, they were still going to be found guilty. c) The Scottsborro boys were able to receive a retrial. d) Many witnesses testified to prove the Scottsboro boys innocence. 3) Which of the following is the controlling idea of paragraph 15? a) The Scottsboro Boys incident quickly faded after the case was over. b) The Scottsboro case repeatedly in literture and pop culture. c) The Scottborro Boys case empathized the needs of racial inequality and went on to be remembered in history. d) To Kill a Mockingbird was one of the many great things that came from The Scottsboro Boys. 4) Which sentence from paragraph 15 best supports the controlling idea? a) "The Scottsboro incident was one of the earliest signs of the need for racial injustice in the U.S." b) "It garnered media attention for several years, and racial equality groups..." c) "Haywood Patterson, however, accomplished an impressive escape in 1948." d) "The stir was enough to delay the boys' execution date until the case could be appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court." 5) To identify the controlling idea, you should ask yourself all of the following EXCEPT a) Why the author is writing about the topic. b) What points the author is making about the topic. c) What is important to know about it. d) How long the passage is.

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