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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Claudette go to live when she is a baby?
(a) With her father's sister.
(b) With her grandmother.
(c) With her mother's sister.
(d) With a great aunt and uncle.

2. What does the judge decide?
(a) That Claudette is guilty of all charges.
(b) That Claudette is guilty of 2 of the charges.
(c) That Claudette is only guilty of breaking the segregation laws.
(d) That Claudette is innocent of all charges.

3. What did Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka do?
(a) Nothing as it was quickly overturned.
(b) Upheld segregation in public schools.
(c) Outlawed segregation in public schools.
(d) Created the separate but equal ruling.

4. Why was it hard for Claudette to be popular at Booker T. Washington High?
(a) Her parents were well to do and her friends were envious.
(b) She was light skinned and had straight hair.
(c) She was actually very popular.
(d) She was so smart.

5. Why did blacks depend upon buses?
(a) To visit friends and family.
(b) They did not depend on the buses.
(c) To get to the grocery store.
(d) To reach their white employers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Brooks in 1952?

2. What changed as the bus moved onward on its route?

3. What did some of the white men on the buses carry?

4. Who is Geraldine Nesbitt?

5. Who gave the main speech?

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