Through+My+Eyes

 1. What did Mrs. Bridges’ grandparents do for a living?  2. After the family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, what did Ruby’s mother and dad do to make a living?  3. What did Ruby have to do to be considered to be entered into the white school as a first grader?  4. Why was the test hard?  5. How did the lawmakers in Louisiana stop the integration of the public schools?  6. Who took Ruby to the white school with her mother on the first day?  7. What did Ruby do during her first day at her new school?  8. What were the ladies called “cheerleaders” doing outside of Ruby’s new school?  9. How were the white people treated who kept their children in the integrated (both black and white students) schools?  10. How did the white people in the neighborhoods react to the Ruby’s family and her going to a white school?  11. How did Ruby’s family get money during this time?  12. Who wrote a letter to Ruby that was her mother’s favorite (she read it over and over)?  13. Why was Ruby not eating her lunch?  14. What was she doing with her lunch?  15. Who was Ruby’s teacher?  16. Was there anyone else in Ruby’s class at school and why? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> 17. Why did Mr. Cole, Ruby’s child psychiatrist think was making Ruby not eat? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> 18. Why did Ruby talk differently? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> 19. Who did Ruby marry? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> 20. How did Ruby make integration simpler?