Claudette Colvin Chapter 5

In the 1950's in the South, the whole system of racial segregation was known as what?

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• Jim Crow

• Integration

Describe the big difference in the procedure black passengers had to follow when getting on a Montgomery bus compared to the one for whites.

• There was not a difference.

• Children had to stand.

• Black passengers had to exit the front and enter through a rear door after placing their money in the fare box.

• White passengers had to enter from the back and walk to the front section to palce their money in the fare box.

Why did Edwina and Marshall Johnson refuse to sit at the back of the bus when the driver ordered them to?

• They were close to their stop.

• They did not hear him when he asked them to.

• Edwina's seat belt was stuck.

• They were offended by being asked to move.

Compare Montgomery, Alabama;s bus laws to those of other Southern cities.

• Montgomery's segregation rules were much more severe

• Montgomery's segregation rules were less severe.

• Other southern cities did not allow Black people to ride the buses as all.

• Montgomery charged White people less bus fare.

Name Claudette's class mate who was arrested.

• Geneva Johnson

• Fred Gray

• Jeremiah Reeves

• Lauren Anderson

How was Claudette's arrest different from the earlier arrests of Geneva Johnson and Viola White?

• Geneva and Viola paid their fines then spent a night in jail and Claudette did not have a fine.

• Geneva and Viola paid their fines and accepted their guilt, while Claudette paid her fines but did not plead guilty

• Claudette did not plead guilty and Reverend Johnson spent the night in jail for her.

• There was not difference between the arrests and the fines.

At the end of chapter 4, how did Reverend H.H. Johnson say Claudette was different?

• They had all been praying for freedom but Claudette was praying for integration.

• They had all been praying for the bus boycott but Claudette was praying for her teachers.

• They had all been praying for freedom but she wanted her answer in the morning. (Immediately)

• They had all been praying for freedom but Claudette was not praying at all.

What effect did Miss Nesbitt and Miss Lawrence have on Claudette?

• Claudette said she grew in confidence during the two years in Miss Nesbitt's class.

• Claudette said she understood her place in life more clearly.

• Miss Nesbitt's class helped her with her math skills

• Miss Lawrence and Miss Nesbitt helped her with a place to stay after Claudette was arrested. .

How did Claudette's neighbors treat her after her arrest?

• They wanted her and her family to move away.

• They yelled at her.

• They ignored her.

• They were proud of her.

To stop buying or using something as a means of protest is a ?

• riot

• boycott

• resolve

• brazen