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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happened at the next stop the bus made?
(a) Claudette's mom is waiting for her.
(b) The bus hits a telephone pole.
(c) A policeman is waiting to arrest Claudette.
(d) Claudette gets up to leave but the young white man prevents her.

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

5. What were blacks' attitudes as Claudette finished high school?
(a) Increasingly negative.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) It is not known.
(d) Hopeful.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is Fred Gray committed?

2. What is one thing blacks and whites could not do together?

3. Who is Mrs. Hamilton?

4. Where were the cops taking Claudette?

5. What happened in Montgomery if the seats were full and a white got on the bus?

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