Rosa Parks Poem

Until the driver, J.P. Blake,

Told the Few of them to take

The deeper seats. But she declined.

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 is 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 (lo que deben) the Many owe the Few, / That day of freedom grew” (Lines 22-23)

How do the lines in stanza 2 contribute to the speaker’s vision of that day (Lines 5-8)?

• It makes the events seem unimportant.

• It shows what the people were doing.

• It emphasizes the importance of the events that took place place that day and how it changed history.

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

Who were the Many?

• The white people

• The black people

• The bus drivers

• The people that were walking

Who were the Few?

• The white people

• The black people

• The bus drivers

• The people that were walking