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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 were there reporters coming to Montgomery?
(a) To cover the protests and boycott.
(b) To support Mayor Gayle.
(c) To try to stem the violence.
(d) To pressure Mayor Gayle.

2. Which judge did not agree with the other two?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Rives.
(c) They all three agreed.
(d) Lynne.

3. What did Claudette notice on the bus boycott?
(a) Her name was near the bottom of the list of thousands.
(b) Her name was at the top and had a star by it.
(c) Her name was left off.
(d) Her name was misspelled.

4. Who was the youngest of the three federal judges hearing Claudette's case?
(a) Richard Rives.
(b) It is not known.
(c) Frank M. Johnson.
(d) Seybourn Lynne.

5. What was held the night of December 5th?
(a) Neighborhood potluck dinners.
(b) A celebratory rally.
(c) Nothing as they wanted to give the police not excuses for harrassment.
(d) A prayer vigil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worried Claudette more than the court decision?

2. Why was Claudette kicked out of school?

3. Who greeted Claudette at the courthouse?

4. How long did Claudette stay in Birmingham?

5. How did Claudette's mother's employers feel about the boycott?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Claudette do when she returned to Montgomery?

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

3. How did the segregationists fight the bus boycott?

4. What did Gray question Claudette about and what did the prosecutor try to do? How did Claudette do in court?

5. What happened to Rosa Parks when she was arrested and why did this make the black community angry?

6. When was Claudette's baby born, what was his name and what did she do while waiting for the lawsuit?

7. How did the blacks get around Montgomery during the bus boycott?

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

10. How does Claudette get to the court, how many days had the boycott been going when she went to court and how did blacks feel about the court case?

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