The Girl Who Acted Before Rosa Parks

Who is the girl mentioned in the title?

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Claudette Colvin

• Sojourner Truth

Where was Claudette Colvin going on March 2, 1955?

• To a friend's house

• To the store

• Home from school

• To the park

How were the first five rows of the bus designated?

• For elderly people

• For white passengers

• For black passengers

• For women only

Why did the white woman on the bus refuse to sit in the vacant seats?

• She wanted to stand.

• Jim Crow laws prevented black people from sitting next to white people.

• She was afraid of Claudette.

• The seats were dirty.

What did Claudette Colvin say when asked to give up her seat?

• It's not fair.

• I don't see color.

• Because it's my constitutional right.

• I'm tired.

Who did Claudette Colvin think of for strength?

• Her classmates

• Her mother and father

• Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.

How were Claudette's friends treated on the bus?

• They were arrested.

• They moved when asked.

• They refused to move.

• They argued with the driver.

What happened to Claudette when she refused to move?

• The bus driver smiled.

• The white woman moved.

• The police were called, and she was arrested.

• Everyone sang a song.

What word is used in the text to describe how the police officers forcibly removed Claudette from the bus?

• Helped

• Escorted

• Manhandled

• Carried

What did the bus driver have the 'authority' to do?

• Drive the bus

• Help people find seats

• Give tickets

• Make black passengers move for white passengers