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

2. When did Claudette move to the suburbs in Montgomery?
(a) At age 5.
(b) At age 4.
(c) At age 8.
(d) At age 15.

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

4. For what was Jeremiah Reeves sentenced to death?
(a) Raping a white woman.
(b) Raping a black woman.
(c) Killing a police officer.
(d) Killing a black child.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of the city bus riders were black?

2. What does the person who came up to Claudette do?

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

4. What did the white boys want of Claudette?

5. What is one thing Claudette spent a lot of time doing?

(see the answer key)

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