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

2. When was Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka ruled upon?
(a) August 27, 1958.
(b) May 17, 1954.
(c) May 17, 1959.
(d) August 27, 1951.

3. What happened in Montgomery if the seats were full and a white got on the bus?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The bus driver would move the black section back a row on the left so the white did not have to sit near a black.
(c) The bus driver would move the black section back a row on the right so the white did not have to sit near a black.
(d) A black had to give up his/her seat.

4. What is one thing blacks and whites could not do together?
(a) Ride on the same train.
(b) Play on the same sports team.
(c) Shop at the same farmer's market.
(d) Watch a sports event in a stadium.

5. What happens to Delphine in the summer of 1952?
(a) She went back to stay with her biological parents.
(b) She is arrested.
(c) She contracted mumps.
(d) She contracted polio.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one thing Claudette spent a lot of time doing?

3. What made Claudette angry when she would go to downtown Montgomery?

4. Who became involved in Jeremiah Reeves' case?

5. Who is Claudette Colvin?

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