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

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

3. What does the person who came up to Claudette do?
(a) Arrest Claudette.
(b) Pulls Claudette aside to say something to her in private.
(c) Slaps Claudette.
(d) Arrest the boys.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Claudette feel about the blacks' self image?

2. What happened to Brooks in 1952?

3. About what was Claudette curious?

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

5. What happens to Delphine in the summer of 1952?

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