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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3, Jim Crow and the Detested Number Ten, Coot,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came up while Claudette was still standing with the white boys?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The boys' mother.

2. Why did the person do that to Claudette?
(a) To teach her not to touch white people.
(b) To get her away from the boys.
(c) Because Claudette spit on the sidewalk in front of the boys.
(d) Because the boys had gone beyond what was considered ok.

3. Who did Claudette call "mom and dad"?
(a) Her grandparents.
(b) Her maternal aunt and uncle.
(c) Her great aunt and uncle.
(d) Her biological parents.

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

5. What did the boys do when Claudette and the white boys touched each other's hands?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Push Claudette down.
(c) Yell at Claudette.
(d) Slap Claudette.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To what point of view does the narration change from the opening of the book?

4. When was Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka ruled upon?

5. What is one thing blacks and whites could not do together?

(see the answer key)

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