Rosa- A Book By Nikki Giovanni
A quiz about the book, Rosa by Nikki Giovanni
- 1.Rosa Parks earned money by being a _________________
- A.
Waitress
- B.
Nanny
- C.
Seamstress
- D.
Bus driver
- 2.The book takes place in which city?
- A.
Chicago, Illinois
- B.
Birmingham, Alabama
- C.
St. Louis, Missouri
- D.
Montgomery, Alabama
- 3.After Rosa put her fare in the bus, what did she do next:
- A.
Walked onto the bus and found a seat.
- B.
She got off the bus and went to the back door to enter the bus from the rear.
- C.
She changed her mind and decided to walk home.
- D.
She stood because there were no more seats.
- 4.When Rosa sat down, which section did she sit in?
- A.
The "neutral" section, where blacks or whites could sit.
- B.
The "white" section, where only whites could sit.
- C.
The "black" section, where only blacks would sit.
- 5.When the bus driver told Rosa to leave her seat and go to the crowded black section, what did she do?
- A.
She moved to the black section.
- B.
She let the man out of the seat next to her and then sat back down.
- C.
She got off and walked the rest of the way home.
- 6.When Rosa sighed as she realized she was tired, what was she tired from?
- A.
Work
- B.
Walking to the bus
- C.
Putting white people first and tired of seperate and not equal treatment.
- D.
Having to stand all day on the bus.
- 7.What happened after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat?
- A.
She was moved to the back of the bus by the driver.
- B.
She was told to get off the bus and so she did.
- C.
She was arrested.
- D.
Her attorney came and took her home.
- 8.After Dr. Robinson heard about Rosa's arrest, what did she do?
- A.
Nothing. She felt Rosa deserved the arrest.
- B.
She called the police and then paid the bail money.
- C.
She gathered her friends and they baked cookies to sell for Rosa's bail.
- D.
She had women meet her at the college and make posters to boycott riding the bus.
- 9.When there was a great mass meeting to discuss the bus boycott, the person chosen to speak for the people was:
- A.
Rosa Parks
- B.
Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
- C.
Dr. Robinson
- 10.What happened on November 13, 1956
- A.
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation of buses was legal.
- B.
Rosa Parks died.
- C.
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation of buses was illegal.
- D.
The bus boycott began.
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