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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3, Jim Crow and the Detested Number Ten, Coot,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did some of the white people insult Claudette?
(a) By calling her "Coot."
(b) By making her walk ten feet behind them.
(c) She doesn't remember being insulted by whites.
(d) By calling her "Nig."

2. Who commanded the buses in Montgomery?
(a) Tough men.
(b) The KKK.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) The police.

3. Where is Claudette born?
(a) Mobile.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Pensacola.
(d) Shreveport.

4. What did the Supreme Court do in 1954?
(a) Upheld Reeves' conviction.
(b) Threw out Reeves' case.
(c) Upheld Reeves' sentence.
(d) Declined to consider it.

5. What did the white boys want of Claudette?
(a) To take her to the movies.
(b) To steal her dog.
(c) To see her hands.
(d) To steal her coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Claudette move to the suburbs in Montgomery?

2. What made Claudette angry when she would go to downtown Montgomery?

3. What did 75 percent of the black men do in the 1950s?

4. Who came up while Claudette was still standing with the white boys?

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

(see the answer key)

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