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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Gray put Claudette last on the stand?
(a) She was the youngest one.
(b) She was the oldest one.
(c) She was late arriving at the court house.
(d) Her story was the most powerful one.

2. How did King characterize the kind of justice they seek?
(a) Justice that rolls like a wave over the court system.
(b) Justice that serves all humankind.
(c) Justice that runs down like water.
(d) Justice that remains under the light of day.

3. What was the name of the prosecutor on case?
(a) Walter Knabe.
(b) Paul Covington.
(c) Phillip Harris.
(d) Beckman Gaines.

4. How long did Claudette stay in Birmingham?
(a) Five days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) Six months.

5. What did the first three plaintiffs testify to when Gray presented them?
(a) Their poor treatment on the buses.
(b) Being beatened by police officers.
(c) Being dragged off a bus.
(d) Sitting in jail without being charged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did King say when Claudette met him?

2. Why did Claudette feel hurt?

3. What was said about Parks' status in the community?

4. What did the Supreme Court do in November?

5. Under what name did Claudette start her new school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and when did the bus boycott get started?

2. How did the segregationists fight the bus boycott?

3. Why was Parks considered a good figurehead for the bus boycott?

4. How did Claudette become known again in the 1970's and how did she feel about that?

5. 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?

6. How long did the judges take with their decision and what was Mayor Gayle's response?

7. What did vow to do when the Supreme Court upheld the court's decision and what happened finally? Where was Claudette on the first day the blacks began to ride the bus again?

8. What did Claudette do when she returned to Montgomery?

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

10. What did Gray question Claudette about and what did the prosecutor try to do? How did Claudette do in court?

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