7.06 Ruby Bridges

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Multiple Choice

The year Ruby Bridges went to William Frantz Public School was?

• 2000

• 1960

• 1954

• 1972

Multiple Choice

Who escorted Ruby to school each day?

• Her father

• The US Marshalls

• The police

• No one

Multiple Choice

On Ruby’s first day of school, what did the white parents do?

• They pulled their children out of school.

• They let their children stay in school.

• They told their children to be nice to Ruby.

• They brought presents for Ruby.

Multiple Choice

What did Ruby do on her first day of school?

• Go to class

• Stay in the office all day

• Play outside

• Meet the other students

Multiple Choice

What was the majority of Ruby Bridge's first grade year like at William Frantz Elementary?

• Ruby had a few other white friends in her class.

• Ruby and her teacher Mrs. Henry had a classroom all to themselves for the majority of the year.

• Ruby had lots of African-American friends that she walked to school with.

• Ruby stayed home from school often with her mom to avoid the protestors.

Multiple Choice

Why did Ruby’s mother want her to go to a new school?

• She thought Ruby would get a better education

• There would be a lot of African American children

• There would be many white children

• They lived close to the school