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What detail from the text best supports why Black people are boycotting the bus company?

• “Most Black folks here don’t have cars.” (paragraph 3)

• “The bus company sure is going to lose a lot of money!” (paragraph 2)

• “Last week, a Black woman here named Rosa Parks was riding the bus.” (paragraph 2)

• “Starting today, Black people won’t ride the buses anymore because of the unfair way the bus company treats us.” (paragraph 1)

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How does paragraph 2 of the letter contribute to the overall structure of the text?

• It describes how Black people are treated unfairly on buses and the reason for the bus boycott.

• It provides several examples of how Black people are treated unfairly in Montgomery.

• It shows how Black people are going to work together to avoid using the buses, while still getting around.

• It shows how many Black women have been arrested in the past for not giving up their seat on the bus.

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Which sentence best summarizes Shirley’s letter to her cousin?

• Black children were even more responsible for the success of the bus boycott than adults, as they used the bus more than anyone.

• Refusing to use the bus wasn’t difficult for Black people, as they walked together and often shared cars with each other.

• Black people in Montgomery were hopeful that they could end segregation on buses by banding together and not giving up on their protest.

• The bus boycott didn’t last very long, as the buses quickly gave into Black people’s demands for desegregation.

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What do the details in paragraph 2 suggest about Shirley’s conflict?

• She thinks Elizabeth should come to Alabama and join the boycott.

• She feels upset by the injustices Rosa Parks and Black people experience.

• She believes the discriminatory laws are going to remain in place for many years to come

• She wants to move to Detroit and live with her cousin.

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What evidence in the text supports why Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. want people to protest peacefully?

• “We’re all trying to help each other.” (paragraph 3)

• “The new minister in town, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., is the leader of the boycott.” (paragraph 4)

• “Until then, I’ll keep walking!” (paragraph 4)

• “He says that if we protest peacefully with ‘courage and dignity,’ we can make great changes for Black people.” (paragraph 4)

• “You’re lucky that in Detroit, you can sit anywhere you like on the bus.” (paragraph 2)

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How does paragraph 4 relate to paragraph 3?

• Paragraph 4 shows how Shirley is hopeful about the bus boycott and willing to do her part to create change in paragraph 3.

• Paragraph 4 explains why Shirley is angry at the bus drivers in paragraph 3.

• . Paragraph 4 explains why Shirley is annoyed about having to walk everywhere in paragraph 3.

• Paragraph 4 shows why Shirley hesitates to join her friends and family in the bus boycott in paragraph 3.

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