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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 did the Supreme Court do in November?

2. Why did Claudette feel hurt?

3. What kind of parents were Claudette's biological mother and father?

4. How did King characterize the kind of justice they seek?

5. Why did Parks' arrest spark such a reaction?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the boycott protesters feel about the court's decision and why? What did the court begin to receive?

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

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

4. How did the segregationists fight the bus boycott?

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

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

7. What did Claudette do about the celebration?

8. Where did Claudette's family take her to go back to school and what was the situation like there?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claudette had been hidden away and forgotten, if for no other reason than that she had become pregnant out of wedlock and was therefore not only a disgrace to the black community but no longer even close to a suitable face for the movement.

1. Do you think a person is even more of a heroine or hero when she/he does not receive any recognition for an act of bravery? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think the fact that Claudette became pregnant out of wedlock in any way negates the courage of her actions? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think an unwed mother would be seen differently in the present than in Claudette's younger years? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Gray met with Claudette's family after the event and took notes and urged the family to consider the hazard of contesting the charges. She would be challenging Jim Crow and could suffer violence. Claudette did not hesitate and the Colvins would not back down.

1. Discuss the Jim Crow laws in relationship to Claudette's life. This may require research. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Claudette did not hesitate in her decision to challenge Jim Crow. Discuss why Claudette could be considered a heroine. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Discuss the types of violence Claudette and her family might be facing for challenging the system. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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