1) Why was Rosa Parks order to give up her seat on the bus? a) because the driver disliked her b) because she wasn't allowed to sit c) so that a black man could sit d) so that a white man could sit. 2) The cause of Rosa Parks' arrest was her refusal to give up her bus seat. What was a direct effect of her arrest. a) blacks in Montgomery boycotted the public bus system b) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became a civil rights leader. c) the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation unconstitutional d) Rosa Parks showed Americans that segregation was wrong. 3) Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat because she was tired of accepting unjust treatment. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion? a) "Rosa Parks had challenged the law and shown people far beyond her own town how cruel and unjust segregation could be, and she had won." b) "Rosa and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, as it has come to be known, sparked a series of nonviolent mass protests in support of civil rights." c) "The Monday after Rosa's arrest, most black commuters walked to where they needed to go ---some more than 20 miles." d) "People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in." 4) How can Rosa Parks best be described? a) tired b) brave c) smart d) sad 5) What is this passage mainly about? a) how Rosa Parks helped start the civil rights movement b) the unjust segregation laws called the "Jim Crow Laws" c) the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. d) Rosa Parks' autobiography, Rosa Parks: My Story 6) Read the follow sentences: "The driver ordered Rosa and the rest of the black passengers in her row to stand at the back of the bus to let the white man sit. In an act of DEFIANCE, that would help intensity the American Civil Rights Movement, Rosa refused to give up her spot." What does DEFIANCE mean? a) act of stopping something from happening b) permission to do something c) refusal to obey someone or something d) act of accepting the authority of someone. 7) Choose the answer that best completes the sentence: The bus driver order Rosa Parks to give up her seat, __________ she refused to move. a) so b) but c) after d) like

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