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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were many worried about making Claudette the face of the movement?
(a) She was rebellious.
(b) She was so light skinned.
(c) She was not a convicted criminal.
(d) She was so young.

2. From where did Geraldine Nesbitt hold an M.A.?
(a) University of Alabama.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Harvard University.

3. What did Reverend Johnson do?
(a) Told Claudette she was wrong to have created a fuss.
(b) Met Claudette and her mother when they came back from the police station.
(c) Bailed out Claudette.
(d) Talked to the bus driver.

4. What did Claudette want to do after studying the constitution?
(a) Write an essay about bus riding rights.
(b) Move to another country which actually upheld its constitution.
(c) Rebel.
(d) Become a lawyer.

5. Why was Claudette's boyfriend upset with her?
(a) For wanting to go to college.
(b) For not straightening her hair.
(c) For not being willing to marry him.
(d) For continuing to attend the NAACP meetings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Police Commissioner do?

2. Where is Claudette born?

3. Who is Claudette Colvin?

4. What happened at the next stop the bus made?

5. What did Claudette feel about the blacks' self image?

(see the answer key)

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