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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 segregationists use to arrest black leaders in Montgomery?

2. Who first dug up Claudette's story in 1975?

3. When would the Supreme Court consider the case?

4. Where did Claudette leave Raymond when she went to New York?

5. How did Claudette feel about being an unwed mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Gray do as a second front for the bus boycott?

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

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

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

7. What did Martin Luther King see on December 5th? What was held to commemorate it?

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

9. How did the segregationists fight the bus boycott?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think it is important that this book was written? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think this book did what the author set out to do? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Explain why you might or might not read another book by this author about another real life person. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Claudette was now the center of attention wherever she traveled. Many loved her, but others were angry that she made things harder on others. Claudette faced criminal charges, however, and it was not clear what would happen to her.

1. How do you think you would feel if you became the center of attention for a courageous act? What would you do if this had been you? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Why do you think some people were angry at Claudette because they thought she was making things harder on others? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Explain, in depth, why you do or do not think Claudette did anything that could be called criminal. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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