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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Claudette's involvement in the NAACP?
(a) She was elected the President.
(b) She became the youth secretary.
(c) She attended the meetings sporadically.
(d) She quit as she felt betrayed by them.

2. What did the boys do when Claudette and the white boys touched each other's hands?
(a) Yell at Claudette.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Push Claudette down.
(d) Slap Claudette.

3. What sometimes happened if a black person stood up to a driver?
(a) S/he was fined.
(b) They were thrown in jail.
(c) They were barred from the buses for a month.
(d) They were barred from ever using the bus again.

4. Why were some people angry at Claudette?
(a) Her actions causes more problems with bus drivers.
(b) She talked to the press and gave them a bad impression of blacks.
(c) She acted like a celebrity.
(d) They were all proud of her, not angry.

5. What did 75 percent of the black men do in the 1950s?
(a) Farm.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Unskilled labor.
(d) They were able to get decent educations and work as clerical and service persons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else could Gray appeal constitutionally?

2. How does Claudette's mother learn about where she is?

3. To what is Fred Gray committed?

4. Who is Claudette Colvin?

5. Why was it hard for Claudette to be popular at Booker T. Washington High?

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