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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Geraldine Nesbitt?
(a) The head of the NAACP in Montgomery.
(b) The President of the Women's Political Caucus.
(c) The President of the Women's Democratic League.
(d) One of Claudia's teachers.

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

3. 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.

4. When did Claudette move to the suburbs in Montgomery?
(a) At age 5.
(b) At age 8.
(c) At age 4.
(d) At age 15.

5. What did the Montgomery Circuit Court adjudicate about Claudette's conviction?
(a) Dropped all the charges.
(b) Upheld the conviction on all the charges.
(c) Dropped all but assault on a police officer.
(d) Declined to review the case.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Police Commissioner do?

2. What does the narrator say controlled Claudette's life?

3. Who is Mr. E. D. Nixon?

4. What did many of the black people think of Claudette?

5. How were the races interacting during this time?

(see the answer key)

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