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Separate is Never Equal

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the school that Sylvia and her family wanted her to attend?

a)

East Clayton

b)

Westminster

c)

Atlantis

d)

Duncan

2.

Where had Sylvia's family moved from?

a)

Ellenwood, Georgia

b)

Los Angeles, California

c)

Santa Ana, California

d)

Birmingham, Alabama

3.

What reason did the superintendent of Westminster school, Mr. Harris, give Mr. Mendez for the children having to go to the Mexican School?

a)

That's the way it was done.

b)

They did not speak english.

c)

They did not live near the school.

d)

None of the above.

4.

Hoover Elementary, also known as, The Mexican School was a beautiful, spacious, clean building.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Why did many families NOT support the petition that Mr. Mendez started?

a)

They did not care.

b)

They thought the would lose their jobs.

c)

The did not know what a petition was.

d)

None of the above.

6.

To segregate means to bring people together.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Mr. Estrada said, "It's an injustice." An injustice is something that is not right or fair.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which is NOT a reason that Mr. Kent said the children were sent to The Mexican School?

a)

They are dirty.

b)

They have problems with lice and turberculosis.

c)

They have bad dress and manners.

d)

They needed to learn Spanish.

9.

The Mendez family filed a lawsuit and had to go to court twice. How many days did the first court case last.

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

10.

In the first case, the judge ruled in favor of the Mendez family saying that schools should not be segregated.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The school board appealed the case. That meant it had to go to court again.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

On the second court case, the judge decided that there could continue to be segregation in California schools.

a)

True

b)

False