Comparing Central Ideas Answers

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Read the excerpt. Which sentence best expresses the central idea?

A
The NAACP was an important part of the Black community in Montgomery.
B
Nixon would be an important part of the Montgomery bus boycott.
C
Nixon felt Parks was the perfect person to challenge segregation on buses.
D
Rosa Parks was a woman with many strong qualities.
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Which detail best supports the central idea that participants in the boycott faced personal harm?

A
“Nixon then called Clifford Durr, who, as a white attorney, was able to get a civil answer from the desk sergeant.”
B
“Parks had been charged with violating the state’s segregation laws.”
C
“‘Mrs. Durr was the first person I saw as I came through the iron mesh door.’”
D
“‘There were tears in her eyes, and she seemed shaken, probably wondering what they had done to me.’”
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How do key details in this excerpt support the central idea that leaders in the boycott had personal connections to each other?

A
The excerpt explains how Rosa Parks and E. D. Nixon knew each other.
B
The excerpt identifies several people who tried to help Rosa Parks.
C
The excerpt gives an example of how the police treated White and Black people differently.
D
The excerpt suggests how the boycott was a response to the state’s segregation laws.
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Which key details develop the idea that Rosa Parks’s experience on the bus affected other people? There are four correct answers.

A
Nixon wanted to use Parks as a test case against segregation on buses.
B
Raymond said, “Don’t do anything to make trouble.”
C
Parks spoke privately with her mother and husband before agreeing.
D
Parks’s husband worked as a barber.
E
Parks’s mother and husband were upset at first.
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How do key details in the excerpt develop the idea that individuals contributed to the boycott in different ways?

A
The excerpt mentions the time when the boycott began.
B
The excerpt describes actions taken by Fred Gray and Jo Ann Robinson.
C
The excerpt explains how Fred Gray and Jo Ann Robinson knew each other.
D
The excerpt emphasizes the excitement people felt at the beginning of the boycott.

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