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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Claudette considered a political liability at this time?
(a) Her family was too well to do for the poorer blacks to relate to her.
(b) She was too young and they didn't want it to seem she was controlled by the NAACP.
(c) She was too timid.
(d) She was unmarried and pregnant.

2. When did Claudette go to court the second time?
(a) May, 1956.
(b) January, 1957.
(c) October, 1955.
(d) June, 1956.

3. What did segregationists use to arrest black leaders in Montgomery?
(a) Planted evidence.
(b) Crooked judges.
(c) Private detectives.
(d) An obscure anti-boycott law.

4. Why did Claudette not have an abortion?
(a) It was too expensive.
(b) It was illegal.
(c) She wanted her baby to grow up in a better world which looked likely.
(d) It was immoral.

5. Where did Claudette go when she left Birmingham?
(a) To her aunt's house in Louisiana.
(b) To New York City.
(c) To Mississipi.
(d) Home to Montgomery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Claudette shunned having to do with her baby?

2. What kind of changes did black leaders want?

3. How did Claudette feel when she went on the stand?

4. How old was Parks at the time of her arrest?

5. What was the name of Claudette's second son?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long did the judges take with their decision and what was Mayor Gayle's response?

2. How did the blacks get around Montgomery during the bus boycott?

3. What happened during the summer with the bus boycott?

4. Why was Claudette afraid after the boycott ended, who did she meet and what kind of help did she need but not receive?

5. Why did Claudette leave school and why did she feel left out of the bus boycott movement?

6. How and when did the bus boycott get started?

7. What was happening with the bus line by late January and how did the city leaders respond to that?

8. What did Gray question Claudette about and what did the prosecutor try to do? How did Claudette do in court?

9. How did the segregationists fight the bus boycott?

10. What did the Mayor of Montgomery say about the segregation and what was Judge Rives response?

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