Chapters 1-3, Comprehension Test, Rosa Parks: My Story
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Choose the correct answer for each question.
- 1.Why was Rosa Parks' mother unhappy when Rosa was born?
- A.
She had to quit her job teaching.
- B.
Her father worked away from home.
- C.
She was mostly alone in a strage place.
- D.
All of the answer choices.
- 2.What caused Rosa Parks' grandfather, Sylvester, to dislike white people?
- A.
He was treated badly by the plantation overseer.
- B.
He was treated badly by his mother.
- C.
He was treated badly by his cousin.
- D.
He was treated badly by the other workers.
- 3.How does Rosa feel about her brother?
- A.
She is protective of him.
- B.
She is jealous of him.
- C.
She is annoyed by him.
- D.
She thinks he is babyish.
- 4.Why was Rosa Parks small for her age as a child?
- A.
She had chronic tonsillitis.
- B.
She had typhoid fever.
- C.
She had a broken leg.
- D.
She was the youngest child.
- 5.Why did Rosa's grandmother scold her when she threatened to throw a brick at Franklin?
- A.
It was dangerous for her to react to whites.
- B.
Her grandmother liked Franklin.
- C.
Her grandmother didn't want Rosa's mother to know.
- D.
She was upset that Rosa didn't throw the brick.
- 6.Why was there so much Ku Klux Klan activity at the time when Rosa was six?
- A.
Returning soldiers thought they should have equal rights.
- B.
Whites thought that blacks had a good attitude.
- C.
Whites thought that blacks should have equal rights.
- D.
Returning soldiers didn't want equal rights.
- 7.Why didn't Rosa live with her Cousin Ida?
- A.
Cousin Ida wanted to adopt Rosa, and her mother didn't want that.
- B.
Cousin Ida didn't have enough room for the whole family.
- C.
Cousin Ida couldn't be trusted with their money.
- D.
Cousin Ida didn't have a doctor close enough to her house.
- 8.How would Rosa's life be different if she did not move to Montgomery?
- A.
She would not have had to drop out of school.
- B.
She would have spent more time with her father.
- C.
She would not have had to take care of her brother.
- D.
She would not have experienced as much segregation.
- 9.What was the best thing that Rosa learned while she was a student at Miss White's school?
- A.
That she was a person with self-respect and dignity.
- B.
That she should set her sights lower because she was black.
- C.
That she was very good at rug weaving.
- D.
That she should not be ambitious or do what she wanted.
- 10.What kind of jobs has Rosa Parks done?
- A.
Cleaning people's houses
- B.
Worked in a factory making shoes
- C.
Worked at a zoo taking care of the animals
- D.
Drove a taxi cab
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