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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 became involved in Jeremiah Reeves' case?
(a) Amnesty International.
(b) No one as they were too scared.
(c) The NAACP.
(d) The Anti-defamation League.

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

3. What does the narrator say controlled Claudette's life?
(a) Jim Crow.
(b) Her neighborhood boundaries.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The school she attends.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did blacks depend upon buses?

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

3. For what was Jeremiah Reeves sentenced to death?

4. What did the white boys want of Claudette?

5. Who commanded the buses in Montgomery?

(see the answer key)

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