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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What did Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka do?
(a) Created the separate but equal ruling.
(b) Nothing as it was quickly overturned.
(c) Outlawed segregation in public schools.
(d) Upheld segregation in public schools.

3. Of what group is Jo Ann Robinson a member?
(a) Women's Political Council.
(b) Women's Democratic League.
(c) Toastmistress.
(d) DAR.

4. What did the white boys want of Claudette?
(a) To steal her coat.
(b) To steal her dog.
(c) To take her to the movies.
(d) To see her hands.

5. When does Claudette next see her sister Delphine?
(a) In high school.
(b) After she died.
(c) The next school year.
(d) Never.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did some of the white men on the buses carry?

2. Who became involved in Jeremiah Reeves' case?

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

4. What does the judge decide?

5. With whom did Claudette develop a connection to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old was Claudette when she found out what happened when blacks acted up against whites and how did she acquire that knowledge?

2. What happened with Jeremiah Reeves that angered the black community?

3. What did Claudette say was the reason Reeves' conviction changed her life?

4. How was riding the bus rules set up for black or white persons?

5. What did Robinson remember and what did she begin to do?

6. How did the bus drivers enforce the rules and what happened if a black person stood up to the driver?

7. What kept blacks poor and what kind of work did most blacks do?

8. How did Claudette's appeal end up?

9. Where and when did Claudette grow up and what law affected her life and why?

10. How did the incident on the bus with Claudette start?

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