Rosa Refuses

What event sparked the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

• Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus

• The arrest of Martin Luther King Jr.

• A speech by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

• A protest march in Montgomery

How did black people in Montgomery avoid using the bus during the boycott?

• They walked miles to work, school, and church

• They used bicycles instead of buses

• They carpooled with white people

• They used trains instead of buses

Who was the leader of the bus boycott in Montgomery?

• Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Shirley

• Elizabeth

What was the outcome of the bus boycott after 381 days?

• The Supreme Court ruled that black people could sit anywhere on the buses

• The bus company went bankrupt

• The city officials changed the seating rules immediately

• The boycott ended without any changes

What challenges did black people face during the bus boycott?

• Arrests for waiting for rides

• Increased bus fares

• Support from city officials

• Access to free public transportation

How does Shirley respond to the bus boycott?

• Shirley is angry that a bus boycott is necessary for black people to be treated fairly.

• Shirley is hopeful about the bus boycott and willing to do her part to create change.

• Shirley complains about having to walk everywhere, since she can't use the bus.

• Shirley hesitates to join her friends and family in the bus boycott, as it's going to be a lot of work.

How does paragraph 4 contribute to the overall structure of the text?

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

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

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

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

PART A: Which sentence describes the main theme about the bus boycott in Montgomery

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

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

• 1. Black people in Montgomery succeeded in ending segregation on buses by working hard and not giving up on their protest.

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

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• 1. "We are having a bus boycott! Do you know what that is? It's when a lot of people refuse to use a service like the city bus as a way of protesting something." (Paragraph 3)

• 1. "The black people have to sit in the back of the bus, and the white folks get to sit up front. If the bus gets full, the black people have to give up their seats to the whites." (Paragraph 4)

• 1. "But the city officials did everything they could to stop the boycott without changing the seating rules. They arrested black drivers for the slightest reason." (Paragraph 11)

• 1. "It wasn't easy for people to walk so far in all kinds of weather. My friends and I wore out our shoes walking to school. But we've kept up our spirits." (Paragraph 13)