Lesson 2 - Before Rosa Parks

Lesson 2 - Before Rosa Parks

Making Inferences

Multiple Choice

What can the reader conclude about Claudette Colvin?

• A. She was not interested in standing up for her constitutional rights

• B. She wished more black people would stand up for their rights

• C. She hoped things would change for black people in her community

• D. She made the decision to not move to the back of the bus as a dare

Multiple Choice

Adler uses paragraph 9 to convey to the reader –

• A. the hurt Colvin’s family endured after hearing she had been taken to jail

• B. the chaos schools caused during Negro history month

• C. the dangers Sojourner Truth experienced as an abolitionist

• D. the emotions Colvin felt during the moment she refused to give up her seat

Multiple Choice

What can the reader conclude about Colvin’s relationship with the NAACP?

• A. The NAACP did not think Colvin would make a good icon for the bus boycott.

• B. Colvin wished the NAACP had supported her actions a lot more than they did.

• C. Colvin hoped to one day meet Rosa Parks.

• D. The NAACP made a lasting impression on Colvin.

Multiple Choice

Adler uses paragraph 21 to convey to the reader –

• A. the care Colvin was shown following her actions

• B. the difficulties Colvin faced after being arrested

• C. the hate displayed towards Colvin after her actions

• D. the anger displayed by the NAACP towards Colvin