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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. From where did Geraldine Nesbitt hold an M.A.?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) University of Alabama.
(d) Stanford University.

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

3. Where is Claudette born?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Pensacola.
(c) Mobile.
(d) Shreveport.

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

5. Who is Claudette Colvin?
(a) The antagonist.
(b) The white girl whose best friend was black.
(c) The narrator at the opening of the book.
(d) The author of the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in Montgomery if the seats were full and a white got on the bus?

2. Who did Claudette call "mom and dad"?

3. How did some of the white people insult Claudette?

4. For what was Jeremiah Reeves sentenced to death?

5. What does the person who came up to Claudette do?

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