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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Claudette call "mom and dad"?

2. Who is Mrs. Hamilton?

3. How did the youth group of the NAACP change to become better attended?

4. Why did the person do that to Claudette?

5. In 1950, what percent of black women were maids for white families?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Jo Ann Robinson, how did she work for blacks, and how did she feel about Claudette's action?

2. Why didn't Claudette get arrested at the first stop when a policeman came to arrest her?

3. When was Brown v. Board of Education decided, who decided it and what did it do?

4. What happened to a black man named Brooks on a bus in Montgomery?

5. What did Robinson remember and what did she begin to do?

6. Where was Claudette taken by the officers and what did she do?

7. How did Claudette's mother find out where she was and who did she bring with her?

8. How did many blacks feel about integration in the schools and how did Claudette feel about it?

9. What did the police officers say to Claudette in the patrol car?

10. What idea was beginning to grow and why hadn't it been done yet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claudette had been hidden away and forgotten, if for no other reason than that she had become pregnant out of wedlock and was therefore not only a disgrace to the black community but no longer even close to a suitable face for the movement.

1. Do you think a person is even more of a heroine or hero when she/he does not receive any recognition for an act of bravery? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think the fact that Claudette became pregnant out of wedlock in any way negates the courage of her actions? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think an unwed mother would be seen differently in the present than in Claudette's younger years? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Claudette had great courage but was not properly recognized for it. It was Claudette who first fought the segregation laws, and it was Claudette who suffered having a blemish on her criminal record that would keep her from getting many ordinary jobs after high school. Claudette endures the taunting and hatred of her classmates who did not want to suffer for their rights as she did. But Claudette remained strong despite it all.

1. What do you think is the definition of courage? What are the ways in which Claudette showed her courage? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Why do you think Claudette's classmates gave her such a difficult time? Do you think they felt guilty? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Discuss the reasons you think Claudette stood up for her rights on the bus. Do you think she did it for the recognition? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The summer of 1952, Delphine came down with polio, and it also hit a number of other black boys and girls. Her parents didn't allow her to see Delphine in her condition. Claudette did not see her until she was dead. Claudette then started to question everything about God because she didn't understand why God would take Delphine away.

1. Do you think questioning beliefs about God is a normal reaction for a teenager whose sister has died? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss the irony of the fact of segregation and prejudice when it was a black woman, Henrietta Lacks, whose cells provided the basis for the polio vaccine. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. How do you think Delphine's death helped motivate Claudette to become an activist? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

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