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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were some people angry at Claudette?
(a) They were all proud of her, not angry.
(b) Her actions causes more problems with bus drivers.
(c) She talked to the press and gave them a bad impression of blacks.
(d) She acted like a celebrity.

2. Where did blacks have to sit on the bus?
(a) On the front right.
(b) On the front left.
(c) In the back.
(d) In the front.

3. What did 75 percent of the black men do in the 1950s?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They were able to get decent educations and work as clerical and service persons.
(c) Unskilled labor.
(d) Farm.

4. What did Claudette feel about the blacks' self image?
(a) That they hated themselves.
(b) That they had a good, strong self image.
(c) That they were too proud.
(d) She did not express an opinion about that.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claudette say about sex?

2. How did the blacks feel after Claudette's conviction?

3. What did the boys do when Claudette and the white boys touched each other's hands?

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

5. When does Claudette next see her sister Delphine?

(see the answer key)

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