In the 1960s, black and white people couldn’t ride together on the bus, drink from the same fountains or go to the same schools. What was this separation called?
compassion
integration
segregation
determination
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Ruby Bridges was the first black child to ________.
integrate an all-white elementary school by herself
visit the Supreme Court
sit with white children on a bus
skip first grade
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is it called when students of all colors can go to school together?
segregation
integration
separation
testing
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What did the US president do to keep Ruby safe on her first day of school?
He came to New Orleans.
He sent guards to walk with her.
He ordered the mob of white people to stay home.
He shut down William Frantz Elementary School.
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Even though the mob yelled mean things at Ruby, she didn’t give up. This shows that Ruby was ________.
brave
cowardly
friendly
greedy
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
On Ruby’s first day of school, what did the white parents do?
They pulled their children out of school.
They let their children stay in school.
They told their children to be nice to
Ruby.
They brought presents for Ruby.
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Why didn’t the white parents want their children to be in Ruby’s first grade class?
because she was too small
because she was from a different town
because she was a girl
because she was black
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What did Ruby have to do before she was allowed to attend William Frantz Elementary School?
write an essay
do a book report
meet all the kids in her class
take a hard test
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Ruby’s teacher Mrs. Henry ________.
refused to teach Ruby at school
stood with the mob and yelled mean
things at Ruby
taught Ruby every subject by herself for
months
only taught Ruby math
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
True or False: When Ruby got to second grade, her class had both white and black students.