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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 Democratic League.
(c) One of Claudia's teachers.
(d) The President of the Women's Political Caucus.

2. What sometimes happened if a black person stood up to a driver?
(a) They were barred from ever using the bus again.
(b) They were thrown in jail.
(c) S/he was fined.
(d) They were barred from the buses for a month.

3. How does Claudette's mother learn about where she is?
(a) A lawyer came and got her mother.
(b) Claudette called her and asked for her to come pick her up.
(c) School friends on the bus told her.
(d) The police called.

4. For what was Claudette deemed unfit?
(a) To go North and talk to activists.
(b) To be the face of a movement.
(c) For a trip to Washington, D. C.
(d) For a college scholarship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what was Jeremiah Reeves sentenced to death?

2. How were the races interacting during this time?

3. What did 75 percent of the black men do in the 1950s?

4. Why were some people angry at Claudette?

5. How many charges did Claudette face?

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