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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did some of the white people insult Claudette?
(a) By making her walk ten feet behind them.
(b) By calling her "Nig."
(c) By calling her "Coot."
(d) She doesn't remember being insulted by whites.

2. What did the judge do?
(a) Put Claudette on probation.
(b) Withheld ajudication so Claudette would not have a criminal record.
(c) Held the police in contempt for false arrest.
(d) Held the bus driver in contempt for lying.

3. In what state does Claudette Colvin grow up?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Texas.

4. Who is Mrs. Hamilton?
(a) The teacher who taught Claudette the consitution.
(b) The white woman who calls the Montgomery police.
(c) A black woman who sat next to Claudette and refused to move.
(d) The white woman who finally sits next to Claudette.

5. How were the races interacting during this time?
(a) Loosely segregated.
(b) Heavily segregated.
(c) The blacks were confined to neighborhoods by tall fences.
(d) Segregated, but if a black was well educated and wealthy, they could live in white areas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

2. In 1950, what percent of black women were maids for white families?

3. What is one thing Jim Crow did to the blacks?

4. Where does Claudette go to live when she is a baby?

5. What sometimes happened if a black person stood up to a driver?

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