Claudette Colvin Chapter 5 Quiz

Who was the president of the Women's Political Council?

• Claudette

• Rosa Parks

• Jo Ann Robinson

• Fred Gray

The attempt to gain justice for Claudette's arrest was whose political debut?

• Jo Ann Robi

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• E.D. Nixon

• Fred Gray

Claudette was found innocent.

• True

• False

Who helped Claudette raise money for her trial?

• Claudette's Mother

• Coretta Scott King

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

Who was Claudette’s lawyer?

• Jo Ann Robinson

• E.D Nixon

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Fred Gray

What three separate charges was Claudette faced with?

• 1) Touched a white person; 2) Resisting arrest; 3) Thievery

• 1) Fishing for whales; 2) Assaulting an officer; 3) Disturbing the peace

• 1) assaulting an officer. 2) violating the segregation law, and 3) disturbing the peace

• 1) Assaulting a police officer 2) Touching a white person 3) disturbing the peace

How did getting arrested affect Claudette’s school life? (Choose 2 answers)

• People judged her

• People were proud of her

• She got expelled.

• She became popular

E.D Nixon was person who helped Claudette get a lawyer.

• True

• False

Which account of the arrest was true?

• The white passenger's

• Rosa Parks

• Claudette's friends

• Jeremiah Reeves

After Claudette's arrest, what protest event/idea was gaining momentum?

• A bus boycott

• A retail store boycott

• A movie theater boycott

• A restaurant boycott