Vocabulary in
Context - Define each term as it is used in the
context of the book.
1.) Secede: withdraw formally
Quote: "'let South Carolina secede again'"(p. 94)
2.) Repudiate: reject or disown
Quote: "ads in the papers repudiating their woman"(p. 96)
3.) Repercussion: recoil of something after impact
Quote: "without any repercussions or antagonistic attitudes"(p. 107)
4.) Indignant: feeling strong displeasure at something considered unjust
Quote: "get the other women in the Council to get indignant"(p. 110)
5.) Gall: impudence
Quote: "What galled her"(p. 110)
6.) Consent: approve or agree
Quote: "get the consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm"(p. 113)
7.) Neglect: disregard
Quote: Word not found in book
8.) Agitator: someone who makes a disturbance
Quote: "being led by outside agitators"(p. 135)
9.) Oppression: the use of power in a bad way
Quote: "the brutal feet of oppression"(p. 138)
10.) Courteous: polite
Quote: "Courteous treatment on the buses"(p. 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?
At this school they treated everyone equally, she got to go to classes, she was 42 years old, and was serviced by whites.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
The two African-American lawyers were Fred Gray and Charles Langford and there were so few because there was a lot of segregation in the South.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
This was the case that said that the white schools and the black schools were different and needed to be more equal. It made the whole country have integrated schools. Like the fact that it says in the book that the white schools were better and more cared for when the black schools were smaller and not cared for at all.
4.) How did Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impact her on December 1, 1955?
Her previous experience with the bus driver impacted her because the whole thing wouldn't have happened if she had seen that he was the bus driver.
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 this information because she probably thought it was important to include others in the story as well as herself and because she helped that woman get out of jail.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
One purpose for including descriptions of violence in chapter 7 is that it shows how tense things had started getting between whites and blacks.
7.) Why does Rosa choose to name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
She chose to name the chapter 9 "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now" because the Mary Frances kept chanting "they've messed with the wrong one now"(p. 133).
8.) What impact did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery?
The impact that Rosa had on the African-American community in Montgomery was that she got segregation banned on 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?
The author used this photo because it shows the separation of the two races. The main idea is the separation of whites from blacks and the picture shows the that segregation.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers did not defend her in court because they wanted her case to be appealed to higher courts in America.
Context - Define each term as it is used in the
context of the book.
1.) Secede: withdraw formally
Quote: "'let South Carolina secede again'"(p. 94)
2.) Repudiate: reject or disown
Quote: "ads in the papers repudiating their woman"(p. 96)
3.) Repercussion: recoil of something after impact
Quote: "without any repercussions or antagonistic attitudes"(p. 107)
4.) Indignant: feeling strong displeasure at something considered unjust
Quote: "get the other women in the Council to get indignant"(p. 110)
5.) Gall: impudence
Quote: "What galled her"(p. 110)
6.) Consent: approve or agree
Quote: "get the consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm"(p. 113)
7.) Neglect: disregard
Quote: Word not found in book
8.) Agitator: someone who makes a disturbance
Quote: "being led by outside agitators"(p. 135)
9.) Oppression: the use of power in a bad way
Quote: "the brutal feet of oppression"(p. 138)
10.) Courteous: polite
Quote: "Courteous treatment on the buses"(p. 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?
At this school they treated everyone equally, she got to go to classes, she was 42 years old, and was serviced by whites.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
The two African-American lawyers were Fred Gray and Charles Langford and there were so few because there was a lot of segregation in the South.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
This was the case that said that the white schools and the black schools were different and needed to be more equal. It made the whole country have integrated schools. Like the fact that it says in the book that the white schools were better and more cared for when the black schools were smaller and not cared for at all.
4.) How did Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impact her on December 1, 1955?
Her previous experience with the bus driver impacted her because the whole thing wouldn't have happened if she had seen that he was the bus driver.
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 this information because she probably thought it was important to include others in the story as well as herself and because she helped that woman get out of jail.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
One purpose for including descriptions of violence in chapter 7 is that it shows how tense things had started getting between whites and blacks.
7.) Why does Rosa choose to name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
She chose to name the chapter 9 "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now" because the Mary Frances kept chanting "they've messed with the wrong one now"(p. 133).
8.) What impact did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery?
The impact that Rosa had on the African-American community in Montgomery was that she got segregation banned on 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?
The author used this photo because it shows the separation of the two races. The main idea is the separation of whites from blacks and the picture shows the that segregation.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers did not defend her in court because they wanted her case to be appealed to higher courts in America.