Read the lines from the poem "Rosa," from the book On The Bus With Rosa
Parks.
How she stood up
when they bent down to retrieve
her purse. That courtesy.
Now read this excerpt from Rosa Parks: My Story. Select two sentences
that best reflect the idea conveyed in the underlined phrase in the poem.
In the squad car they returned my personal belongings to me. They did
not put their hands on me or force me into the car. After I was seated in
the car, they went back to the driver and asked him if he wanted to swear
out a warrant. He answered that he would finish his route and then come
straight back to swear out the warrant. I was only in custody, not legally
arrested, until the warrant was signed.