Rosa by Nikki Giovanni

Rosa Parks earned a living by being a...

• waitress

• nanny

• seamstress

• bus driver

This book takes place in which city?

• Chicago, Illinois

• Seattle, Washington

• St. Louis, Missouri

• Montgomery, Alabama

After Rosa paid her bus fare, what did she do next?

• Walked onto the bus and found a seat.

• She got off the bus and went to the back door to enter the bus from the rear.

• She changed her mind and decided to walk home instead.

• She stood because there were no more seats.

When Rosa sat down, which section did she sit in?

• The "neutral" section, where either black or white people could sit

• The "white" section, where only white people could sit

• The "black" section, where only black people could sit

When the bus driver told Rosa to leave her seat and go to the crowded black section, what did she do?

• She moved to the black section.

• She let the man out of the seat next to her and then sat back down.

• She got off the bus and walked home.

When Rosa sighed as she realized she was tired, what was she tired from?

• Work

• Walking to the bus

• Putting white people first and being treated unfairly

• Having to stand all day

What happened after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat?

• She was arrested

• The bus driver picked her up and moved her

• She got off the bus and walked home

• She stayed in her seat and nothing happened

After Dr. Robinson heard about Rosa's arrest, what did she do?

• Nothing. She felt that Rosa deserved to be arrested.

• She called the police and paid the bail money.

• She gathered her friends and gossiped about Rosa.

• She had women meet her at the college and make posters to boycott riding the bus.

When there was a great mass meeting to discuss the bus boycott, the person chosen to speak for the people was:

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Dr. Robinson

What happened on November 13, 1956?

• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation of buses was legal.

• Rosa Parks died.

• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation of buses was illegal.

• The bus boycott began.