Rosa Parks: Chapters 10-12
Vocabulary in Context - Provide definitions and quotes for each term. Define each term as it is used in the context of the book.
1.) Arrogantly: having an exaggerated sense of someone's ability
2.) Nuisance: something that causes annoyance
3.) Plight: dangerous situation "People like Dick Gregory, the comedian who was famous for going on hunger strikes to call attention to civil-rights issues and the plight of the poor, and Harry Belafonte, the singer, entertained marchers where they camped at night." (p. 170)
4.) Premonition: strongly feeling something will happen "I guess it was a kind of premonition, because I remember feeling that something was not right." (p. 172)
5.) Endorsement: giving someone support "He asked for my endorsement of his candidacy, and I gave it." (p. 176)
6.) Apprehensive: afraid something bad might happen "Young people can go to register to without being threatened and can vote without feeling apprehensive." (p.
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions in complete sentences. You only need to provide quotes where it asked you for evidence from the text
1.) How did the bus boycott affect the city of Montgomery? The bus boycott affected Montgomery because it stopped buses from being segregated.
2.) What is Rosa's opinion about her impact on the world? Support your answer with evidence from the text. Rosa's impact on the world was she started the bus boycott which ended bus segregation in Montgomery. Then the NAACP helped other blacks in Southern cities to start a bus boycott.
3.) How did the end of the bus boycott affect Rosa's life? it affected rosas life because she was a big part of the boycott so she was targeted.
4.) What was Rosa's opinion about livening in Hampton, Virginia? Give evidence from the text to support your answer. Rosa's opinion about living in Hampton, Virginia was she liked the campus of the school and all the people there but she missed her family back in Detroit
5.) How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. affect Rosa's view on violence? Dr. King affected Rosa's view on nonviolence because he believed so much in nonviolence that when someone started to punch him he stood still and told the crowd " 'Stop! We must pray for him." Dr. King
6.) How was living in the South different from the North during the Civil Rights Movement? Living in the South was different than living in the North because there was harsh segregation in the South and no segregation in the North.
7.) How had being a symbol for the Civil Rights Movement affected Rosa's life? The affect of Rosa being a symbol was she was a big role in the fight for Civil Rights but she could get killed for being an important figure.
8.) What was Rosa's opinion about Malcolm X? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. Rosa's opinion on Malcolm X was that Malcolm X was good for fighting for Civil Rights but he believed in violence and that the blacks should fight for Civil Rights.
9.) How is life for Rosa different in her later years than when she was younger? Life was different in her later years because in her later years there was no segregation like before in her younger years.
1.) Arrogantly: having an exaggerated sense of someone's ability
2.) Nuisance: something that causes annoyance
3.) Plight: dangerous situation "People like Dick Gregory, the comedian who was famous for going on hunger strikes to call attention to civil-rights issues and the plight of the poor, and Harry Belafonte, the singer, entertained marchers where they camped at night." (p. 170)
4.) Premonition: strongly feeling something will happen "I guess it was a kind of premonition, because I remember feeling that something was not right." (p. 172)
5.) Endorsement: giving someone support "He asked for my endorsement of his candidacy, and I gave it." (p. 176)
6.) Apprehensive: afraid something bad might happen "Young people can go to register to without being threatened and can vote without feeling apprehensive." (p.
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions in complete sentences. You only need to provide quotes where it asked you for evidence from the text
1.) How did the bus boycott affect the city of Montgomery? The bus boycott affected Montgomery because it stopped buses from being segregated.
2.) What is Rosa's opinion about her impact on the world? Support your answer with evidence from the text. Rosa's impact on the world was she started the bus boycott which ended bus segregation in Montgomery. Then the NAACP helped other blacks in Southern cities to start a bus boycott.
3.) How did the end of the bus boycott affect Rosa's life? it affected rosas life because she was a big part of the boycott so she was targeted.
4.) What was Rosa's opinion about livening in Hampton, Virginia? Give evidence from the text to support your answer. Rosa's opinion about living in Hampton, Virginia was she liked the campus of the school and all the people there but she missed her family back in Detroit
5.) How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. affect Rosa's view on violence? Dr. King affected Rosa's view on nonviolence because he believed so much in nonviolence that when someone started to punch him he stood still and told the crowd " 'Stop! We must pray for him." Dr. King
6.) How was living in the South different from the North during the Civil Rights Movement? Living in the South was different than living in the North because there was harsh segregation in the South and no segregation in the North.
7.) How had being a symbol for the Civil Rights Movement affected Rosa's life? The affect of Rosa being a symbol was she was a big role in the fight for Civil Rights but she could get killed for being an important figure.
8.) What was Rosa's opinion about Malcolm X? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. Rosa's opinion on Malcolm X was that Malcolm X was good for fighting for Civil Rights but he believed in violence and that the blacks should fight for Civil Rights.
9.) How is life for Rosa different in her later years than when she was younger? Life was different in her later years because in her later years there was no segregation like before in her younger years.