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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. What kind of parents were Claudette's biological mother and father?
(a) Somewhat relaxed.
(b) Very strict.
(c) About average strictness.
(d) They didn't care what she did.

2. Which judge did not agree with the other two?
(a) Rives.
(b) They all three agreed.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Lynne.

3. Where did Claudette leave Raymond when she went to New York?
(a) With her biological parents.
(b) With his father.
(c) She took him with her.
(d) With her mother.

4. What did city officials continue to do in the summer of 1956?
(a) Assassinated the black leaders.
(b) Reconciled with the black leaders.
(c) Appealed the court case.
(d) Crushed the boycott.

5. What did Judge Rives say about segregation?
(a) It was time for the south to be run by the blacks.
(b) It did not violate the federal constitution.
(c) One person shouldn't have to give up rights so another doesn't commit a crime.
(d) It was the safest system in the south.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of changes did black leaders want?

2. When did Claudette go to court the second time?

3. What was the name of the prosecutor on case?

4. What did the court receive after its decision?

5. What did Gray say segregation violated?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Claudette become known again in the 1970's and how did she feel about that?

2. Why was Parks considered a good figurehead for the bus boycott?

3. What did the three judges think about the court case and what was the end result?

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

5. How did Gray begin his arguments, what did the prosecutor accuse the plaintiffs of and what did they say to his accusations?

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

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

8. Who were the judges on Claudette's court case?

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

10. What did Claudette do when she returned to Montgomery?

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