Quiz: My Story & Step by Step

What is one of Rosa Parks' earliest childhood memories mentioned in the text?

• Playing with her friends

• A white man treating her like a regular little girl

• Going to school for the first time

• Visiting a big city

Who was Moses Hudson?

• Rosa Parks' grandfather

• A Yankee soldier

• The owner of the plantation next to Rosa's land

• A teacher in Rosa's school

What did Rosa Parks' grandfather notice about Moses Hudson's reaction?

• He was happy

• He was confused

• His face turned red as a coal of fire

• He laughed loudly

What type of stories did the narrator enjoy reading at school?

• Science fiction

• Fairy tales and Mother Goose rhymes

• Mystery novels

• Historical fiction

What did the girls play during recess at school?

• Soccer

• Ring games

• Basketball

• Tag

What did the larger boys at the school do to help with heating?

• They built a new school.

• They cut and brought in wood.

• They paid taxes.

• They planted crops.

How was the new school for white children funded?

• By selling crops.

• By donations from parents.

• With public money.

• By the students' work.

Why did black children attend school for only five months?

• They had to help with farming.

• They preferred shorter school years.

• The school was too far away.

• They had to build the school.

What was different about the schools for white children compared to those for black children?

• Black children had better books.

• White children had glass windows.

• Black children had more teachers.

• White children had no windows.

What did the narrator say they lacked during the time described in the text?

• Freedom of speech

• Civil rights

• Access to education

• Transportation