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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 was Miss Geraldine Nesbitt?

2. When does Claudette next see her sister Delphine?

3. Who did Claudette meet at Rosa Parks' home one evening?

4. What were many of Claudette's friends at school feeling?

5. What does the judge decide?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was riding the bus rules set up for black or white persons?

3. Why did Claudette decide to rebel and why wouldn't the white woman sit down?

4. How did Claudette feel on the way home, what did her family fear and what did their Reverend say about the incident?

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

6. How old was Claudette when she found out what happened when blacks acted up against whites and how did she acquire that knowledge?

7. What happened to Claudette in the black community following her incident and how did some feel about it?

8. With whom did Claudette go to live when she was a baby and what did she call them?

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

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

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 wanted an integrated world and thought that with whites at schools, the school would get more money. Nesbitt taught Claudette about black history, that blacks had a culture before then. There were many blacks who did not want integration at school, however.

1. Before school integration school districts in segregated communities claimed the schools were "separate but equal". Discuss this idea in light of the fact that the more money in a school district the better the school and with blacks usually working low paying jobs the black school districts had less money to spend on their schools. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you agree or disagree with Claudette's thought that if schools were integrated her school would get more money? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think black people would be opposed to integration in schools? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Rumors destroyed Claudette's reputation, though. She was also branded "unfit" to be the face of a movement.

1. Often when someone does something extraordinary others will seek to criticize or bring that person down. Why do you think people do that? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. What kind of rumors did you think people were spreading about Claudette, according to the book? Do you believe any of the accusations about her were important? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think the leaders of the movement were correct in declaring Claudette unfit to be the face of the movement? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

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