Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What does the story of Edwina and Marshall Johnson imply about race relations in the US?

A) That conditions in the North were much worse than in the South

B) That the South was prepared for civil disobedience in 1949

C) That the North was comparatively more egalitarian than the South

D) That the North enforced Jim Crow laws

2. Which of the following sources was crucial for Phillip Hoose to have in order to compile his account?

A) Interviews with Claudette

B) Pictures of Martin Luther King Jr.

C) Police records of arrests in the 1940s

D) City plans of Montgomery

3. Which of the following words describes Claudette’s character?

A) Submissive

B) Shy

C) Placid

D) Inquisitive

4. How does Delphine’s death change Claudette’s life?

A) It inspires her to become a nurse.

B) It leads to depression and loss of focus in her studies.

C) It makes her immerse herself in her schoolwork.

D) It prompts her to abandon her studies and move to Los Angeles.

5. Which of the following attributes increased students’ popularity at Claudette’s high school?

A) Their family’s wealth

B) Their ability to pass as white

C) Their neighborhood of residence

D) Their attendance at church

6. Based on the information in Hoose’s account, which of the following statements about Claudette is true?