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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. What did some of the white men on the buses carry?
(a) Knives.
(b) Gloves so they didn't have to touch a black person.
(c) Billy clubs.
(d) Guns.

2. To what point of view does the narration change from the opening of the book?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) It stays the same.
(d) Second person.

3. How old was Claudette when she learned about what happens when blacks act out against whites?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 6.

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

5. How much did blacks make in relation to whites?
(a) One-third.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) Half.
(d) Four-fifths.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the races interacting during this time?

2. What did Claudette want to do after reading about Harriet Tubman?

3. What did the boys do when Claudette and the white boys touched each other's hands?

4. Who was Miss Geraldine Nesbitt?

5. Who became involved in Jeremiah Reeves' case?

(see the answer key)

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