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Structure and Narrative: Rosa Parks' Memoir, My Story

Question 8 • Language Arts 9 (B) - SHARP 2026

In My Story, why did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat to a white man on December 1, 1955?

Answer
A
She wanted to go to court.
B
She was too tired from work.
C
She was sick of segregation.
D
She wanted to get arrested.

Explanation

Rosa Parks refused because she was tired of the injustice of segregation, not because she was physically exhausted. Her refusal challenged the rule that Black passengers had to give up their seats to white passengers. So the best answer is “She was sick of segregation.”

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