"The Other Foot" Finish reading
the story, then answer the questions below. Write out the answer following
the letter.
1) The expression "the shoe is on the other foot now" means...a) Your
shoes are on the wrong feet. b) "Treat others the way you would like to
be treated." c) "The tables have turned." d) You walk funny.
2) Willie wanted the paint and stencils to...a) "brand" the incoming
white man. b) paint signs that said "Go Home." c) paint a message of hate
on the rocket. d) paint the same sort of signs he grew up seeing and hating.
3) On page 36, when Hattie thinks about "tearing down walls", what
do the walls represent? a) The people's hatred. b) The society that the
black Martians have created for themselves. c) The facade they use to hide
their real selves. d) All of the above. e) None of the above.
4) The white man is there to...a) Say "We're sorry." b) Ask for help.
c) Help steal Mars from the blacks. d) Get away from earth.
5) How does the white man know whether a certain person is alive or
dead, or whether a particular building is still standing or not? a) Everything
was destroyed, so he knows that they're all gone. b) He has a computer
inside his ship which can look it up. c) He's been there. d) He's in radio
contact with Earth.
6) What does that tree represent? a) Willie's home back on Earth.
b) The destruction of the Earth by the white man. c) All the injustices
that the white man inflicted on the black man. d) The death of Willie's
father. e) c and d f) All of the above.
7) How does this story illustrate the idea of "turning the other cheek"?
a) The blacks let themselves be treated badly. b) Willie and the others
didn't try to get revenge. c) The white man was paid back for all the bad
things he had done. d) The blacks finally had justice for the treatment
at the hands of the white man. e) c and d
8) Willie and the others decided to "turn the other cheek" because...a)
There was nothing left to hate. b) They realized that the white man was
lonely just like them. c) They realized that the white man had turned his
hatred on himself. d) The white man had already been punished enough. e)
All of the above. f) a, b, and c
9) What is the first thing Willie paints a sign on/in? a) Bus. b) Restaurant.
c) Bathroom. d) Trolley car. e) Theater.
10) How old was Willie when he left Earth? a) 12. b) 13. c) 16. d)
20. e) Just a baby.