Vocabulary in Context - Define each term as it is used in the context of the book.
1.) Secede
withdraw from a membership in a union
"He was referring to the fact that the southern sates had seceded from the Union before the Civil War." PG.94
2.) Repudiate:
to be associated with
"They took out ads in the papers repudiating their women." PG.96
3.) Repercussion:
doing something by force
"I felt that I could express myself without any repercussions." PG.107
4.) Indignant:
feeling anger
".. at first she couldn't get the other women in the Council to get indignant." PG.110
5.) Gall:
to be bold
"What galled her, and many more of us," PG.110
6.) Consent:
to give permission
", and I was trying to get the consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm at Alabama State..." PG.113
7.) Neglect:
fail to care
8.) Agitator:
a person who protest
", say that any trouble was caused by outside agitators." PG.135
9.) Oppression:
to be cruel
", tired of being kicked about by the brutal feet of oppression." PG.138
10.) Courteous:
to be polite
"Courteous treatment on the buses;.." PG.140
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions using complete sentences. You do NOT need to provide quotes.
1.) How did the Highlander School affect Rosa's life?
Highlander School affected Rosa's life because she was treated as a real person not a black person. She has been waiting for this moment for her entire life.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
There was so few African-American Lawyers in the south because
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
The impact that Brown vs. Board of Education decision was to have Black people go to the same school as White people. The impact is equality.
4.) How did Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impact her on December 1, 1955?
Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impact her on December 1, 1955 by know she saw thw same bus driver that was about to arrest her. Also she promised if she ever saw the bus driver again she wouldn't go on the bus.
5.) Why does Rosa include the story about the woman who was in the cell with her when she explains her experience being arrested?
Rosa includes the story about the woman who was in the cell with her and explains her story is because she was going to meet her again and she was calling the woman's brother.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
An example of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse" is when a brother and sister named Edwina and Marshall was new to the state and didn't know the "bus" laws. When they went on the bus they sat on a "Whites Only" seat. When the bus driver saw them drew them a pistol.
7.) Why does Rosa choose to name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
Rosa choose the name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now", because Mary Frances said that because she has gon to court and Rosa could her her.
8.) What impact did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery?
When Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus the impact was that she made all African-Americans in Alabama boycott the buses.
9.) Why did the author use the photo of African-Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 114? How does it support the main idea of the text?
Rosa Parks use the photo of African-Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 144 is to show balck people were forced to got to the back of the bus and they can see the bus that is segregation it supports the main idea by the separation for blacks and whites.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers didn't defend her case because they all wanted to take her to a high court to make her case a law for the whole 50 states.
1.) Secede
withdraw from a membership in a union
"He was referring to the fact that the southern sates had seceded from the Union before the Civil War." PG.94
2.) Repudiate:
to be associated with
"They took out ads in the papers repudiating their women." PG.96
3.) Repercussion:
doing something by force
"I felt that I could express myself without any repercussions." PG.107
4.) Indignant:
feeling anger
".. at first she couldn't get the other women in the Council to get indignant." PG.110
5.) Gall:
to be bold
"What galled her, and many more of us," PG.110
6.) Consent:
to give permission
", and I was trying to get the consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm at Alabama State..." PG.113
7.) Neglect:
fail to care
8.) Agitator:
a person who protest
", say that any trouble was caused by outside agitators." PG.135
9.) Oppression:
to be cruel
", tired of being kicked about by the brutal feet of oppression." PG.138
10.) Courteous:
to be polite
"Courteous treatment on the buses;.." PG.140
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions using complete sentences. You do NOT need to provide quotes.
1.) How did the Highlander School affect Rosa's life?
Highlander School affected Rosa's life because she was treated as a real person not a black person. She has been waiting for this moment for her entire life.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
There was so few African-American Lawyers in the south because
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
The impact that Brown vs. Board of Education decision was to have Black people go to the same school as White people. The impact is equality.
4.) How did Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impact her on December 1, 1955?
Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impact her on December 1, 1955 by know she saw thw same bus driver that was about to arrest her. Also she promised if she ever saw the bus driver again she wouldn't go on the bus.
5.) Why does Rosa include the story about the woman who was in the cell with her when she explains her experience being arrested?
Rosa includes the story about the woman who was in the cell with her and explains her story is because she was going to meet her again and she was calling the woman's brother.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
An example of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse" is when a brother and sister named Edwina and Marshall was new to the state and didn't know the "bus" laws. When they went on the bus they sat on a "Whites Only" seat. When the bus driver saw them drew them a pistol.
7.) Why does Rosa choose to name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
Rosa choose the name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now", because Mary Frances said that because she has gon to court and Rosa could her her.
8.) What impact did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery?
When Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus the impact was that she made all African-Americans in Alabama boycott the buses.
9.) Why did the author use the photo of African-Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 114? How does it support the main idea of the text?
Rosa Parks use the photo of African-Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 144 is to show balck people were forced to got to the back of the bus and they can see the bus that is segregation it supports the main idea by the separation for blacks and whites.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers didn't defend her case because they all wanted to take her to a high court to make her case a law for the whole 50 states.