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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what name did Claudette start her new school?
(a) Claudette Corbin.
(b) Claudette Colvin.
(c) Detta Austin.
(d) Claudette Austin.

2. Who is Jo Ann Robinson?
(a) Claudette's lawyer.
(b) Claudette's math teacher.
(c) An English professor at Alabama State College.
(d) Claudette's history teacher.

3. What happened to Brooks in 1952?
(a) He was shot by a police officer for standing up to a driver.
(b) He was hit by a black woman who refused to give up her seat.
(c) She was barred from the buses for the rest of her life and had to quit her job.
(d) She was fined.

4. What does Claudette do to stop looking white?
(a) Started braiding her hair in dreadlocks.
(b) Started wearing more African style clothes.
(c) Stopped straightening her hair.
(d) Nothing.

5. Who commanded the buses in Montgomery?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) The KKK.
(c) The police.
(d) Tough men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were many of Claudette's friends at school feeling?

2. Why was Claudette's boyfriend upset with her?

3. What was held the night of December 5th?

4. What organization helped to create an alternative transport system?

5. How does Claudette's mother learn about where she is?

(see the answer key)

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