The Many and the Few

What happened to Rosa Parks on the bus?

• She sat in the first row and rode the bus.

• She was asked to move seats and arrested after declining.

• She was asked to move seats and complied.

• She never took one.

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CCSS.RL.8.9

What does "...the driver, J.P. Blake, / Told the Few of them to take / The deeper seats." mean?

• There were some seats in the back that J.P. Blake wanted to be taken up.

• J.P. Blake wanted black passengers to move to the back of the bus.

• J.P. Blake wanted people to move further up.

• Blake wanted people to sit on the floor.

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What does " Until a bus, the 4:15, Drove by. But no one chanced to see it stop to pick up history." mean?

• Someone named "History" got on the bus.

• The bus picked up history itself.

• On the bus, Rosa Parks made a change by standing up for herself and keeping her seat.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

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Why does the author mention "The Century of Rosa Parks" at the end of the poem?

• It happened to sound profound

• The author believes that all progressive actions after 1955 are in Rosa's honor

• It helped complete the rhyme scheme of that particular stanza

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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What did the author mean when they said, "And Many a head turned ghostly white / Because she dared disturb the peace?"

• People were so scared and disturbed by Rosa that they all became white

• People were mad and confused because Rosa defied regular customs

• People were mad and confused because J.P. Blake defied regular customs.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

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When and Where did this historic event occur?

• Montgomery, Alabama

• December 1, 1955

• Elizabeth, New Jersey

• January 1, 1966

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