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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. Who greeted Claudette at the courthouse?
(a) Rosa Parks.
(b) All of her classmates from Montgomery.
(c) A group of supporters.
(d) Her family.

2. When was Rosa Parks arrested?
(a) On December 1, 1953.
(b) On January 1, 1954.
(c) On December 1, 1955.
(d) On January 1, 1956.

3. What happened on December 2, 1955?
(a) Claudette and her family move to Detroit.
(b) The President sent in the National Guard to prevent riots.
(c) The Govenor declared a State of Emergency.
(d) Thousands signed up for the bus boycott.

4. How did Claudette feel about the bus boycott?
(a) Angry.
(b) Left out.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) She thought it was the wrong approach.

5. What did Jo Ann Robinson write?
(a) A boycott pledge.
(b) A list of grievences.
(c) A letter to the President of the United States.
(d) A letter to the Governor of Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Claudette notice on the bus boycott?

2. Where did Claudette go when she left Birmingham?

3. What did the court receive after its decision?

4. What did King say when Claudette met him?

5. What did the first three plaintiffs testify to when Gray presented them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Mayor of Montgomery say about the segregation and what was Judge Rives response?

2. Why was Claudette considered a bad choice to be the "poster person" for a bus boycott? What did she say about her problem?

3. What did Claudette feel about her new home, how long did she stay and why did she leave?

4. Who were the judges on Claudette's court case?

5. What was happening with the bus line by late January and how did the city leaders respond to that?

6. How did the segregationists fight the bus boycott?

7. How long did the judges take with their decision and what was Mayor Gayle's response?

8. Why was Claudette afraid after the boycott ended, who did she meet and what kind of help did she need but not receive?

9. Why did Claudette leave school and why did she feel left out of the bus boycott movement?

10. What did the three judges think about the court case and what was the end result?

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