Worksheets🚩9Lit_Reinf_Rosa Quiz_2.23
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 21mins
I don’t think any segregation law angered black people in Montgomery more than bus segregation. And that had been so since the laws about segregation on public transportation had been passed. That was back in 1900, and black people had boycotted Montgomery streetcars until the City Council changed its ordinance so that nobody would be forced to give up a seat unless there was another seat to move to. But over the years practices had changed, although the law had not. When I was put off the bus back in 1943, the bus driver was really acting against the law. In 1945, two years after that incident, the State of Alabama passed a law requiring that all bus companies under its jurisdiction enforce segregation. But that law did not spell out what bus drivers were supposed to do in a case like mine.
Here it was, half a century after the first segregation law, and there were 50,000 African Americans in Montgomery. More of us rode the buses than Caucasians did, because more whites could afford cars. It was very humiliating having to suffer the indignity of riding segregated buses twice a day, five days a week, to go downtown and work for white people.
What does the Rosa Parks mean when she says "that was back in 1900"?
She is referring to a time when bus segregation was not enforced.
She is emphasizing the historical significance of the incident.
She is describing the enactment of the segregation law.
She is highlighting the changing practices regarding bus segregation.
According to the passage, what was the impact of bus segregation on African Americans in Montgomery?
African Americans boycotted the buses in protest.
African Americans had more access to cars than Caucasians.
African Americans had to suffer the indignity of riding segregated buses.
African Americans were forced to pay at the front door and enter through the back door.
Jo Ann Robinson was an English professor at Alabama State College. Back in 1946 she had helped found the Women’s Political Council. Over the years she’d had her share of run-ins with bus drivers, but at first she couldn’t get the other women in the Council to get indignant. She was from Cleveland, Ohio, and most of them were natives of Montgomery. When she complained about the rudeness of the bus drivers, they said that was a fact of life in Montgomery. She had often brought protests to the bus company on behalf of the Women’s Political Council. Finally she managed to get the company to agree that the buses would stop at every corner in black neighborhoods, just as they did in the white neighborhoods. But this was a very small victory.
According to Rosa Parks, what was the outcome of Jo Ann Robinson's efforts to address bus segregation?
The Women's Political Council successfully challenged the bus company's policies.
Jo Ann Robinson's efforts were largely ineffective in addressing bus segregation.
Jo Ann Robinson's protests led to a significant victory against segregation.
The buses in black neighborhoods started stopping at every corner.
What galled her, and many more of us, was that blacks were over sixty-six percent of the riders. It was unfair to segregate us. But neither the bus company nor the mayor nor the city commissioners would listen.
In the passage, Rosa Parks states, "What galled her, and many more of us, was that blacks were over sixty-six percent of the riders. It was unfair to segregate us." What is the best definition for the word "galled" as it is used in the passage?
annoyed
resentful
offended
What is the best textual evidence that shows how Rosa had not planned her famous protest that day?
"I did not go down with the others to present that petition to the bus company and the city officials, because I didn’t feel anything could be accomplished."
"I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual."
"But that is not why I refused to give up my bus seat to a white man on Thursday, December 1, 1955."
"I did not intend to get arrested. If I had been paying attention, I wouldn’t even have gotten on that bus."
The next stop was the Empire Theater, and some whites got on. They filled up the white seats, and one man was left standing. The driver looked back and noticed the man standing. Then he looked back at us. He said, “Let me have those front seats,” because they were the front seats of the black section. Didn’t anybody move. We just sat right where we were, the four of us. Then he spoke a second time: “Y’all better make it light on yourselves and let me have those seats.”
The man in the window seat next to me stood up, and I moved to let him pass by me, and then I looked across the aisle and saw that the two women were also standing. I moved over to the window seat. I could not see how standing up was going to “make it light” for me. The more we gave in and complied, the worse they treated us.
What does the phrase "make it light" mean in the given context?
Stand up and give in to the demand
Refuse to comply with the demand
Create a sense of ease or comfort for oneself
Brighten the atmosphere for everyone involved
Eventually, two policemen came. They got on the bus, and one of them asked me why I didn’t stand up. I asked him, “Why do you all push us around?” He said to me, and I quote him exactly, “I don’t know, but the law is the law and you’re under arrest.”
How does the following passage help lend credibility to Rosa Parks' account?
The passage describes the physical appearance of the policemen, adding detail to the account.
The passage reveals the precise dialogue between Rosa Parks and the police, giving insight into her mindset and the interaction that took place.
The passage highlights the weather conditions on the day of the incident, providing contextual information.
The passage emphasizes the bus driver's reaction to Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat, showcasing the tension in the situation.
As they were driving me to the city desk, at City Hall, near Court Street, one of them asked me again, “Why didn’t you stand up when the driver spoke to you?” I did not answer. I remained silent all the way to City Hall.
What does this passage reveal about the central idea of the text?
It highlights the setting: the significance of the city desk at City Hall in the context of the story.
It emphasizes the role of silence as a form of resistance and defiance in the face of unjust treatment.
It showcases the communication between the police and Rosa Parks, giving insight into their dialogue.
It highlights Rosa Parks' drive and motivation to become a famous national hero.
At the city desk they filled out the necessary forms as I answered questions such as what my name was and where I lived. I asked if I could make a telephone call and they said, “No.” Since that was my first arrest, I didn’t know if that was more discrimination because I was black or if it was standard practice. But it seemed to me to be more discrimination.
In the following passage, Rosa Parks discusses the word "discrimination." Where is she seeing evidence of discrimination?
The process of filling out necessary forms at the city desk
The act of answering questions about one's name and address
The denial of the opportunity to make a telephone call
The standard practice of processing a first arrest
I was then taken to an area where I was fingerprinted and where mug shots were taken. A white matron came to escort me to my jail cell, and I asked again if I might use the telephone. She told me that she would find out.
She took me up a flight of stairs (the cells were on the second level), through a door covered with iron mesh, and along a dimly lighted corridor. She placed me in an empty dark cell and slammed the door closed. She walked a few steps away, but then she turned around and came back. She said, “There are two girls around the other side, and if you want to go over there with them instead of being in a cell by yourself, I will take you over there.” I told her that it didn’t matter, but she said, “Let’s go around there, and then you won’t have to be in a cell alone.” It was her way of being nice. It didn’t make me feel any better.
What does the following passage reveal Rosa Parks' motivation for writing this text?
It showcases the process of being fingerprinted and photographed, adding detail to the account of the arrest.
It demonstrates the author's feelings of indignity in the face of her encounter with being arrested.
It highlights the interactions between the matron and Rosa Parks, giving insight into Parks' relationship with law enforcement.
None of these.
