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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. Where did Claudette go when she left Birmingham?
(a) To her aunt's house in Louisiana.
(b) Home to Montgomery.
(c) To Mississipi.
(d) To New York City.

2. Where was Claudette when the first symbolic bus rides were taken after the boycott ended?
(a) In Birmingham.
(b) She was at the television station for an interview.
(c) Nowhere to be found.
(d) On the lead bus.

3. What was the name of the prosecutor on case?
(a) Phillip Harris.
(b) Beckman Gaines.
(c) Paul Covington.
(d) Walter Knabe.

4. How did Claudette get to court?
(a) She rode a bus.
(b) Her family took her.
(c) She rode with Fred Gray.
(d) She walked.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Claudette go to court the second time?

2. What was said about Parks' status in the community?

3. How long did the three judges take to make their decision?

4. What was Parks permitted to do?

5. What did the Supreme Court do in November?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Claudette become known again in the 1970's and how did she feel about that?

5. 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?

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

7. When did Claudette speak to the students at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in Montgomery, Alabama? What did Claudette do in 1957?

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

9. How did Gray begin his arguments, what did the prosecutor accuse the plaintiffs of and what did they say to his accusations?

10. What did vow to do when the Supreme Court upheld the court's decision and what happened finally? Where was Claudette on the first day the blacks began to ride the bus again?

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