Riding With Rosa Parks

Where were Marissa and her mother going?

• To the store

• To school

• To Grandma's house

• To the park

How did Marissa feel about sitting in the back seats?

• She liked it

• She didn't mind

• She didn't like it

• She was excited

What did the law require black people to do on the bus?

• Sit at the front of the bus

• Stand throughout the journey

• Sit at the back of the bus

• Choose their seats freely

What did her mother think about the law?

• She thought it was fair

• She thought it was necessary

• She thought it was unfair

• She had no opinion on it

What happened when some white people came on the bus?

• The bus driver asked everyone to leave

• The black people remained seated

• Some black people stood up and gave them their seats

• The white people stood as there were no seats

What was the name of the black woman who refused to stand up on the bus?

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Rosa Parks

• Coretta Scott King

What did Rosa Parks say when the driver told her to move?

• Yes.

• No.

• Maybe.

• Later.

What did the driver do after Rosa Parks refused to move?

• He moved her himself.

• He ignored her.

• He called the police.

• He gave up his own seat.

What happened to Rosa Parks after the police came?

• They gave her a warning.

• They escorted her home.

• They arrested her.

• They let her stay in her seat.

Why was Marissa very confused?

• She didn't know who Rosa Parks was.

• She didn't understand why Rosa Parks didn't get up.

• She didn't know the law.

• She thought the law was fair.