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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claudette do to stop looking white?

2. For what was Claudette deemed unfit?

3. What happened in Montgomery if the seats were full and a white got on the bus?

4. Why were many worried about making Claudette the face of the movement?

5. Who commanded the buses in Montgomery?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did the police officers say to Claudette in the patrol car?

4. How did Claudette's mother find out where she was and who did she bring with her?

5. When was Brown v. Board of Education decided, who decided it and what did it do?

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

7. Who was Jo Ann Robinson, how did she work for blacks, and how did she feel about Claudette's action?

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

9. What did Claudette find out about her intelligence in school, why wasn't she popular and what did she think about the way blacks perceived themselves?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claudette felt alone and hurt by Rosa Parks' accomplishments and the way the black community rallied around her. But she had to worry about other things, like being ostracized and kicked out of school and about how she would take care of her baby.

1. Why do you think Claudette felt alone and hurt? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think unwed pregnant teenagers should be kicked out of school? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think people didn't help Claudette with the baby because they thought it was wrong for her to get pregnant or because they just didn't think about it? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Rumors destroyed Claudette's reputation, though. She was also branded "unfit" to be the face of a movement.

1. Often when someone does something extraordinary others will seek to criticize or bring that person down. Why do you think people do that? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. What kind of rumors did you think people were spreading about Claudette, according to the book? Do you believe any of the accusations about her were important? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think the leaders of the movement were correct in declaring Claudette unfit to be the face of the movement? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The segregationists continued to resist changing anything for the boycott. Many singled out Martin Luther King to blame for "stirring up trouble" and the like. He had been attacked several times. Segregationists had also used an obscure anti-boycott law to have many black leaders arrested, including King and Parks.

1. Why do you think the segregationists continued to resist change? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Why do you think Martin Luther King was singled out by the segregationists? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. When a law is wrong such as the anti-boycott law, do you think people should still obey it? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

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