Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks
Chapters 7-9
Vocabulary in Context - Define each term as it is used in the context of the book.
1.) Secede: Quote: "Shore's Attorney had started to the jury, 'If you rule against Shore, then let South Carolina secede again."(p.93, 94) Definition: leave
2.) Repudiate: Quote: "They took out ads in the papers repudicating their women."(p.96) Definition: reject, deny.
3.) Repercussion: Quote: "I felt that I could express myself honestly without any repercussions or antagonistic attitudes from other people."(p.107) Definition: outcome
4.) Indignant: Quote: "but at first she couldn't get the other women in the Council to get indignant."(P.110) Definition: angry
5.) Gall: Quote: "What galled her, and many more of us, was that blacks were over sixty percent of the riders."(p.110) Definition: disrespect
6.) Consent: Quote: "and I was trying to get the consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm at Alabama State to have the Saturday meeting at the college."(p.113) Definition: agreement
7.) Neglect: "Definition: disuse
8.) Agitator: Quote: "this show of strength, was being led by outside agitators."(P.135) Definition: troublemaker
9.) Oppression: Quote: "tired of being kicked off by brutal feet of oppression."(p.138) Definition: abuse, maltreatment.
10.) Courteous: Quote: "Courteous treatment on the buses."(p.140) Definition: polite, civil.
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?
The Highlander School affected Rosa's life because it treated everyone equally. Rosa got to go to sewing, writing, and citizenship classes. She was forty-two at the time, and it was the first time the whites did something for the blacks and everyone got treated like an equal.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
Only two African-American lawyers work in the South, Fred Gray and Charles Langford. Only a few African-American lawyers work in the South because they can get killed.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
The impact that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision on the country was that schools had to treat everyone equally instead of having white schools have all the better things.
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 impacted her on December 1, 1955 because it was the same driver that put her off the bus 12 years ago.
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 included the story about the woman who was in the cell with her when she explains her experience being arrested because it shows and explains violence and how she was not alone in the cell.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
One purpose of including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse" is to show how badly the colored were treated.
7.) Why does Rosa choose to name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
Rosa chooses the name "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now" for chapter 9 because Mary Frances says that Rosa Parks has always been a good person, but they do this because of her skin color
8.) What impact did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery?
The impact of Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American Community is that the blacks boycott using the buses, and it is the first time the black community does something together to get equal rights.
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?
The author uses the photo of African-Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 114 because it shows segregation. It supports the main idea of the text because the main idea is the separation of the blacks and whites.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers did not defend her in court because they were trying to go to a higher and higher court to change the segregation laws not just in Montgomery or Alabama, but in the nation.
1.) Secede: Quote: "Shore's Attorney had started to the jury, 'If you rule against Shore, then let South Carolina secede again."(p.93, 94) Definition: leave
2.) Repudiate: Quote: "They took out ads in the papers repudicating their women."(p.96) Definition: reject, deny.
3.) Repercussion: Quote: "I felt that I could express myself honestly without any repercussions or antagonistic attitudes from other people."(p.107) Definition: outcome
4.) Indignant: Quote: "but at first she couldn't get the other women in the Council to get indignant."(P.110) Definition: angry
5.) Gall: Quote: "What galled her, and many more of us, was that blacks were over sixty percent of the riders."(p.110) Definition: disrespect
6.) Consent: Quote: "and I was trying to get the consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm at Alabama State to have the Saturday meeting at the college."(p.113) Definition: agreement
7.) Neglect: "Definition: disuse
8.) Agitator: Quote: "this show of strength, was being led by outside agitators."(P.135) Definition: troublemaker
9.) Oppression: Quote: "tired of being kicked off by brutal feet of oppression."(p.138) Definition: abuse, maltreatment.
10.) Courteous: Quote: "Courteous treatment on the buses."(p.140) Definition: polite, civil.
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?
The Highlander School affected Rosa's life because it treated everyone equally. Rosa got to go to sewing, writing, and citizenship classes. She was forty-two at the time, and it was the first time the whites did something for the blacks and everyone got treated like an equal.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
Only two African-American lawyers work in the South, Fred Gray and Charles Langford. Only a few African-American lawyers work in the South because they can get killed.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
The impact that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision on the country was that schools had to treat everyone equally instead of having white schools have all the better things.
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 impacted her on December 1, 1955 because it was the same driver that put her off the bus 12 years ago.
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 included the story about the woman who was in the cell with her when she explains her experience being arrested because it shows and explains violence and how she was not alone in the cell.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
One purpose of including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse" is to show how badly the colored were treated.
7.) Why does Rosa choose to name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
Rosa chooses the name "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now" for chapter 9 because Mary Frances says that Rosa Parks has always been a good person, but they do this because of her skin color
8.) What impact did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery?
The impact of Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American Community is that the blacks boycott using the buses, and it is the first time the black community does something together to get equal rights.
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?
The author uses the photo of African-Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 114 because it shows segregation. It supports the main idea of the text because the main idea is the separation of the blacks and whites.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers did not defend her in court because they were trying to go to a higher and higher court to change the segregation laws not just in Montgomery or Alabama, but in the nation.