This is What Courage Looks Like

What is the author's main purpose in "This is What Courage Looks Like"?

• to teach readers about the Constitution
• to persuade readers that Harriet Tubman is a hero
• to inform readers about a teenager who stood up to a racist, unjust law
• to entertain readers with an exciting court trial

What do the three Historians do in the play?

• They tell what happened to Claudette Colvin when she grew up.
• They tell the audience what the characters are thinking
• They provide historical information that helps readers understand the story
• They teach Claudette about history

Scene1 introduces the main character, Claudette Colvin. What else does Scene 1 do? 

• It compares Claudette to Rosa Parks.
• It builds suspense about what happens to Harriet Tubman.
• It shows where the idea for the Montgomery Bus Boycott got started.
• It shows how Jim Crow laws affected African American students.

Which word best describes Claudette's teacher?

• inspiring
• worried
• strict
• old-fashioned

In Scene 2, what does Claudette mean when she says "I want to bring the Constitution to Montgomery"?

• She wants the leaders of Montogemery to sign the Constitution
• Montgomery does not have a copy of the Constitution and she wants to bring one there.
• She wants to fight for the black citizens of Montgomery to get them the rights that the Constitution guarantees them.
• She is worried that Jim Crow laws are going to be added to the Constitution.

Which of the following details does NOT belong in a summary of the play?

• The play is set in the 1950s, when the South had unfair, racist laws called Jim Crow.
• Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.
• Claudette helped win a lawsuit that forced Montgomery to integrate its bus system.
• Claudette was ironing when she heard the outcome of the trial.