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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 was Mary Louise Smith?
(a) A young black teenager who deified bus segregation.
(b) A white girl from the North who comes down to sit with blacks on the buses.
(c) A young black girl who is severely beaten for speaking for civil rights in a park.
(d) Claudette's best friend.

2. Why was it hard for Claudette to be popular at Booker T. Washington High?
(a) She was actually very popular.
(b) Her parents were well to do and her friends were envious.
(c) She was so smart.
(d) She was light skinned and had straight hair.

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

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

5. What happened when Claudette rode with the police?
(a) They slapped her around.
(b) They were kind to her.
(c) They ridiculed her.
(d) They didn't talk to her at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Claudette's involvement in the NAACP?

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

3. What did the Police Commissioner do?

4. Why were some people angry at Claudette?

5. What did Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka do?

(see the answer key)

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