"The Many and the Few" Comprehension Check

After Line 16, what does the bus driver want Rosa Parks to do?

• get off the bus

• move to the back of the bus

• remain standing on the bus

• scoot over for another passenger

According to the poem, Rosa Parks is celebrated because she _________________.

• challenged racial segregation.

• once refused to sit in the "colored" section.

• encouraged others not to give up their seats.

• quietly gave up her seat on the bus.

Which of the following identifies a THEME of the poem?

• One person's actions can impact many others.

• It doesn't take much to create important change.

• It takes many people to create positive change in the world.

• Only certain people have the power to start a movement.

Which detail from the text best supports the theme "One person's actions can impact many others?"

• “There wasn’t really much to do; / No one had very much to say.” (Lines 3-4)

• “The quiet seamstress paid her fare / And took the one seat she could find” (Lines 9-10)

• “And Many a head turned ghostly white / Because she dared disturb the peace.” (Lines 19-20)

• “The debt the Many owe the Few, / That day of freedom grew” (Lines 22-23)

How does the word choice in stanza 2 contribute to the speaker’s depiction of that day (Lines 5-8)?

• It makes the events seem unimportant.

• It shows the events that took place as a small part of the Civil Rights movement.

• It emphasizes the importance of the events that took place.

• It stresses how dangerous Parks’ decision was to not give up her seat.