L 2, 4, 5, Question Set

Compared to other segregation laws, why did the bus laws have more of an impact on black citizens?

• The buses for black citizens ran more infrequently than for white citizens.

• Black southerners were treated equally with white citizens in most other areas.

• The bus laws were the first American laws to create racial inequality.

• Black citizens depended on bus transportation as part of their daily lives.

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Read the first sentence of the second paragraph: "But everything about riding a bus was humiliating for black passengers."

In this context, the word humiliating means causing a feeling of

• Shame

• Sadness

• Pride

• Exhaustion

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Which piece of evidence best supports the idea that riding the bus was a humiliating experience?

• “Some of the segregation laws didn’t matter too much in the daily lives of black citizens”

• “Thousands of students also rode the buses to school from the time they were little”

• “All riders entered through the front door and dropped their dimes in the fare box near the driver.”

• “blacks alone had to get back off the bus and reenter through the rear door."

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What is the central idea of this passage?

• The neighborhoods of Montgomery, Alabama, were spread out, so transportation was an important city issue.

• Many of the black citizens of Montgomery were employed by white families and white business owners.

• Black students in Montgomery relied on the buses to transport them to and from school each day.

• Black citizens of Montgomery depended on buses for transportation but were treated unequally as riders.

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Read this sentence from the passage:

“On top of that, she was from King Hill, a neighborhood she loved but others scorned.”

In the context of this sentence, what does scorned mean?

• remembered fondly

• had forgotten about

• looked up to

• looked down on

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What are two ways Claudette differed from other students that the author cites as reasons for her lack of popularity at Booker T. Washington High School?

• Her looks

• her intelligence

• her family

• her neighboorhood

• her attitude

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Which sentence from the paragraph best expresses the central idea of the passage?

• “Many girls woke up early and spent hours applying hot combs to their hair, trying to straighten it to look, as some said, ‘almost white.’”

• “But Claudette’s hair wouldn’t stay straight or flat no matter how long she pressed it, and her skin was very dark.”

• “On top of that, she was from King Hill, a neighborhood she loved but others scorned."

• “Suddenly alone, Claudette started life as a Yellow Jacket feeling she was at the very bottom of the social heap.

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How does the author structure the paragraph to support the central idea?

• He defines the concept of popularity and then explains its importance

• He summarizes Claudette’s experiences in high school in chronological order

• He gives several details about Claudette and explains the impact of each

• He presents several solutions to solve the problem posed by the central idea.

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Read the first sentence from the second paragraph. “Rebellion was on my mind that day.”

What does the word rebellion mean as it is used in this context?

• doing what is good and kind to others.

• resisting authority or established rules

• working in harmony with others

• taking actions without thinking

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What evidence from the passage provides the best context to define the word rebellion?

• “The motorman looked up in his mirror and said, ‘I need those seats.’”

• “All during February we’d been talking about people who had taken stands.”

• “I had paid my fare the same as white passengers.

• “I was thinking, Why should I have to get up just because a driver tells me to, or just because I’m black?”

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